Olympus OM-2N | Agfa APX 100
Sweet family at Delicias de Mompós restaurant.

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Olympus OM-2N | Kodak Tri-X
Strange girl. Chad and Aaron had pointed her out at the parade as a shy girl who'd sold them coconut candy.

The next morning as I was walking along the river, she and her little sister Amelia came barreling towards me--so fast that Amelia tripped. They clamored to know where my friends were (they'd left that morning), asked me if "we" should buy arepas to eat, wanted to sneak into the circus (at 9am?) and never let go of my hands. When I went back to visit the other sweet family, Angelica was clinging so hard they asked if she was mine--despite telling them previously I didn't have kids, i mean, could I produce one so large this quickly??

Odd. Still don't know what they wanted from me (again, gotta work on my Spanish!).

Posted on Oct 3, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Olympus OM-2N | Kodak Tri-X

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Olympus OM-2N | Kodak Tri-X
Parade for the 200-year anniversary of the high school.

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Olympus OM-2N | Agfa APX 100
Parade for the 200-year anniversary of the high school.

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Olympus OM-2N | Agfa APX 100
Camera-shy but so sweet.

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Olympus OM-2N | Kodak Tri-X
(Behind donkey.)

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Olympus OM-2N | Agfa APX 100
This woman had an teeny adorable 3-year-old girl who loved to dance and could shake her booty in a...surprisingly adult way (always followed by an innocent gap-toothed grin). She also had a son who apparently had "a crush" on me (as 5-year-olds often do...I guess).

Both sisters were a few years younger than me with multiple children. This one was a widow. She moved quite seamlessly from telling me how safe Mompós is to telling me how her husband was gunned down...although she hastened to say it didn't happen in town. I didn't recognize the name of his place of death or understand why he'd been away...so, note to self: continue working on that Spanish.

Posted on Sep 30, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Olympus OM-2N | Kodak Tri-X
Confusing little game these siblings were playing, pounding on the door and running away. When someone finally came to the door, it was a girl half their age sucking on a pacifier, not exactly playmate material, looking quite confused.

Posted on Sep 30, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Olympus OM-2N | Agfa APX 100
These boys FREAKED when they saw my camera. It started with one kid, then every time I clicked the shutter more nonchalantly sidled in for another shot.

The reason there were so many kids gathered here is that Mompós was hosting a circus from Ecuador. It didn't start for a couple more hours but they were waiting outside the gates, hoping to catch a glimpse of something exciting.

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Olympus OM-2N | Kodak Tri-X

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Olympus OM-2N | Fuji Pro 160S

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Olympus OM-2N | Fuji Pro 160S

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Olympus OM-2N | Fuji Pro 160S

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Olympus OM-2N | Fuji Pro 160S

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