She pops over to visit us
every so often. She is a faithful member of the church but a bit eccentric. Yes,
she knows the magnification sticker is still on her glasses and that they are
broken. Yes, she is wearing a bathrobe. Yes that is a ‘health mask’ around her
neck which she always uses—it’s pretty dirty. Her house key is on a rubber band
around her wrist. She wears many layers of colorful clothing and the crocks on
her feet cover huge woolen socks. She always drags along her little cart on
wheels. She loves to do community service. She helps with the music school here
and learned they were not using the funds which had been donated properly. Last week she brought some legal
documents over to our house for help translating them from English into Spanish. It was a $50,000 grant from the Ford
Foundation for the school but she knew they would use the money for whatever
they wished unless she intervened.
It took some long hours (legal language) but she was so proud when she
marched herself (all decked out but in a better way than this normal photo of
her) down to the mayor’s office and presented the translation saying that they
would be monitored and inspected to make sure the funds were being used
appropriately! She also visits the
hospital frequently and tracks down family members who may not know their
relative is in a coma for the last month in a hospital here in Los Vilos. She
is not afraid to tackle anything. She is special and just like a character from
a movie or story book. We love Betty
Rojo because she is ‘the spice of life’ even if it is hard to set aside time
for her.
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