I had a good time. It was an adventure with an 11 week old, but Jonas did fine. The best parts were bonding with some of the folks from Missio Dei and meeting new folks.
Observations:
- For some reason, 32 is old for PAPAfest. I felt like an old man; everyone seemed to be 20. I was a bit surprised by that.
- For some reason, a lot of the “old-timers” and members of older, established communities (like Reba Place and Koinonea farms) found their way to our camp. It made us feel like an older, more established community–which compared to most of the folks there, I suppose we are.
- My session went better than I could have expected. Turn out was good. Conversation was candid.
- I am not looking to clean out all of our gear. We have dust in EVERYTHING.
- I was surprised by how many people from Minneapolis were there…but also surprised at how unconnected we in Minneapolis are.
- I’ve begun to realize that Minnesota breeds people that are a bit more aloof than the sorts of humans bred in other cities.
- Almost everyone was white. There were a handful of black folks. And I think there were like 3 Latinos (not counting the three Latinos in our camp).
- Everyone was more courteous than I expected.
- I’ve never seen so many dreads in one place. Even babies had dreads.
- By the end of the festival, I was ready to go home…but begining to think I could do another week if I had to.
It seems like an odd-good experience. Any luck with the interview?
This weekend was pretty stressful for us. Gabrielito got sick and we had to call 911 and take him to the ER. He’s doing better today.
Let’s chat, I want to hear more of your impressions of the festival.
Paz y esperanza,
Eliacin