Newsworthy

The marketing folks at Universidad Don Bosco decided to put out a press release on the energy class that starts next week. I was surprised to see several newspaper and TV folks show up for the event. What with all the recent murders having El Salvador beat Colombia for the highest homicide rate in Latin America, I wouldn't have thought the energy class to be very newsworthy. But there they were, with cameras and notebooks. Rector Huguet, Dr. Lemus and I each said a few words, had our pictures taken, and a young reporter from La Prensa Gráfica asked me some very good questions. I brought along some visual aids in the form of a small solar module, a fuel cell, and an LED light bulb, which gave the photogs something to snap beside us old guys in neckties. Here's some TV footage and the La Prensa Gráfica reporter's story.

Tonight I went with Nelson Quintanilla from UDB and his wife Norma to a free concert at the anthropology museum. It was sponsored by the German embassy and featured a German cellist and a Swiss-Spanish pianist, both very talented young women. It was a nice event, and the auditorium at the museum has great acoustics. I've been hearing that they show free movies there on Tuesday nights, courtesy of the U.S. embassy.

I'm finally starting to feel almost ready for the first week of the class. I'll put in some work this weekend, but after a couple of productive days, I don't feel frantic like I did a couple days ago.

Got some good news about my father via my sister Genny -- his health has improved some, and he's been moved out of the hospital into an extended care facility, which is where he's spent most of the past several months.