Day 8 International Women’s Day

March 8 is a special day here and around the world - International Women’s Day. I was glad I was there for it - they do it in style - hundreds of women, huge parade, speeches, soooo much emotion.

This year was more emotional than last year. Once the parade finally stopped in front of the Parroquia, the speeches started.

One by one young girls & women took the mic to tell their sad stories. There were so many tears. I was glad I couldn’t understand what they were saying - the emotion was so high. I listened for about an hour - and the line was still super long with those waiting to speak. . . .Read more