Monday, September 17, 2007

Father

Father with his children before he left to cut sugar cane in São Paulo. He plans to return in 7 or 8 months.



transcription/translation of an audio recording we made just before the father left:

Hey kids, you dad is going away, you know, to earn money for you. You need to study. And I need to buy toys for you, right? Dad is going to São Paulo. I will miss you all very much. But your dad always returns, right? Your dad loves you very much.

[the children keep the cd in their cd player and listened to his voice every day.]