patterson

so, i've been wanting to write about la fiesta de la virgen del carmen since last july. i'm finally getting around to it. of course there's very little written about chincheros, and even less (meaning absolutely nothing) on the actual fiesta, so i'm looking at a lot of fiestas patronas in the Peruvian & Bolivian Andes.
and in doing this research I keep finding things about Patterson, which makes me wish I had taken more advantage of my proximity to Patterson, NJ while here.
I'm starting to feel like my time here is winding down, which is both good and bad, and really if I'm in DC, which is what it looks like is going to happen, its very close. very weekend-trip-able.

also, there's a film I'm seeing monday about Sendero Luminoso women who were imprisoned. It looks so perfect. I mean, awful. But perfect. I'll make sure to write a good critique after seeing it.