January 19 - Seeing Lolita in Trujillo

Greeting us with kisses, the children are excited to be back in the classroom. Some have practiced their schoolwork with parents or older siblings, while it's obvious that others have not. We are grateful to those parents who value this opportunity for their children to learn.

A local private university is offering a free Stanley Kubrick evening film series. Tonight, they are showing "Lolita" and, since I've just finished the Azar Nafisi book "Reading Lolita in Tehran", I'm most interested in seeing the film. Sarah and I head over to the university where we discover a beautiful, modern campus much like those we attended. I wonder if any of my Milagro kids will ever enter this other world.