On January 8, 2008, a strong earthquake struck the beautiful area in the mountains around Vara Blanca, here in Costa Rica. Many homes, schools and businesses were demolished and people were left homeless and jobless. Little by little, the area has been rebuilt, and life is setting a new normal.
The Little Theatre Group, of which I am a member, and the British Embassy rebuilt an elementary school and kindergarten. A famous artist and stage designer in our community, Deirdre (Didi) Hyde, thought it would be a great idea to add some beauty to the functional school, so she came up with the idea of a mosaic mural made of ceramic tiles saved from the area of the earthquake. The wall is right outside the school, and the children will be able to see our contribution every day.
Didi drew an idyllic design on the wall, and we volunteers got to smash different colored ceramic tiles with a hammer (what a satisfying feeling that was! Take that, you stalker!) and cement them to the wall. It is a work-in-progress and will take a while to complete, but five of us got a good start this week.
When we were done for the day, Lisa, Arnie and I stopped at a wonderful French restaurant tucked away up in Vara Blanca. The food was delicious and we shared chocolate mousse and an eclair for dessert.
Lisa and me
Arnie
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