"How sad the rain sounds on the cardboard rooftops."
Walking in the city today I came across this pile of cardboard, and thought it was a good image for today's word: Refuge.
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| Pile of city garbage or materials for a roof? Photo by Curtis Kline |
This blog is our stories while living in Colombia and working with the ELCA to promote and protect human rights and build peace. As well as the day to day adventures of living abroad. '8000 Feet and Counting' refers to the elevation of Bogota: 8,612
Thursday, February 18, 2016
Refuge
Today's word "refuge" reminded me of a famous song by a famous singer/activist from Venezuela, Ali Primera, well known throughout Latin America. The name of the song is "Techos de Cartón" (Roofs of Cardboard). The song is about the experience of homelessness and sleeping under cardboard. It starts with the words: