Today begins the holiday weekend in Lima - good ole "Semana Santa." I forgot to calculate this break into my schedule and was first worried that the government was going to be shut down the entire week - similar to my experience in Costa Rica when I was there in 2006. Fortunately, all government offices are only closed today (Thursday) and tomorrow. And, in preparation, they held a session yesterday, giving me an opportunity to conduct some interviews before the break. I feel reasonably productive going into the break. Hopefully I can tie some loose ends up while everything is shut down.
This year, I can only hope that my father makes another appearance as the traditional creepy bunny, entertaining the neighbors using the costume he acquired from the Houston Gamblers who used it as a mascot when he was doing promotional work with them. I think the costume would be best complemented with a half-burned cigarette hanging out of its mouth and a bottle of mostly consumed Rum in its hand.
This photo would fit perfectly in another line of creepy bunnies presented in this
slideshow.
