Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Premetro May 26th

13:38 pm Colectivo 15 La Plata station in Boedo.
14:04 pm Subte line E Plaza de los Virreyes.
Premetro Cento Civico in Villa Soldati.
Deep southwest.
Cemeterio de San Jose de Flores.
Car-churchyard.
Emptiness with people.
Decent-looking middle-aged women carrying plank, second hand, like I choose myself, to expand her house.
Massive social construcion from 1971, now lacking protection..window-glass-protection.
I might go back, although intimidated by roumors from tourist guides and Argentinian friends.
The supposed violence frightens me. My daughter is still a minor. And I am not a heroine.
What I saw were women like me, laughing with their children (and unlike me, with their mother). I saw men in nice, staight clothing coming back from work. And I saw grandfathers
meeting their grandchildren.
I saw humiliating living conditions, but decent living.
Violence apart. I know now that mothers give their children paco instead of bread when money are short and food are scarce.

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