I'd seen on my agenda that I was going to have a day off yesterday. I emailed the group I am working and collaborating with and expressed that I would like to offer a school or an organization from Costa Rica a gift via a mural instead of just staying in the hotel.
My friend and mentor Gina Marin Rojas acquired a wall for me inside the Rincon Grande School in Pavas, Costa Rica. Knowing that I had about 4 solid hours to work on the mural - I had aimed to work on my own.
This was true until about the 2nd hour - groups of students would come up to me and ask questions about what I was doing and of coarse if they could have a spray-can to paint their bikes - then there was one - he came up to me, got a spray-can and firmly said - "I want to paint." - suddenly what seemed to be the whole school wanted to paint with me.
I was pleased and felt honored to share with the youth. I talked to the contact person at the school - Randall Paredes (who was present when this happened) and it was decided that we would go to the wall across from the one that I was painting so we could paint some Community Love Frequencies - and we did! By the time I left it was dark so the finalized mural photo is not the greatest - but I do know a lot of those kids received my gift just as I received theirs - joyous laughter.
My friend and mentor Gina Marin Rojas acquired a wall for me inside the Rincon Grande School in Pavas, Costa Rica. Knowing that I had about 4 solid hours to work on the mural - I had aimed to work on my own.
This was true until about the 2nd hour - groups of students would come up to me and ask questions about what I was doing and of coarse if they could have a spray-can to paint their bikes - then there was one - he came up to me, got a spray-can and firmly said - "I want to paint." - suddenly what seemed to be the whole school wanted to paint with me.
I was pleased and felt honored to share with the youth. I talked to the contact person at the school - Randall Paredes (who was present when this happened) and it was decided that we would go to the wall across from the one that I was painting so we could paint some Community Love Frequencies - and we did! By the time I left it was dark so the finalized mural photo is not the greatest - but I do know a lot of those kids received my gift just as I received theirs - joyous laughter.
Students from Rincon Grande School in Pavas, Costa Rica learning spray-can techniques as well as life-skills such as sharing, communication and self-empowerment.
Finalized student mural of Community Love Frequencies.
Mural I painted across from the students mural. I titled this one, Pavas Messenger of Unity and Strength.
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