Finally, a decision

03.11.2004

The four owners of O Mundo Café finally got together — and we finally got some things off our chests. Most importantly, we're hiring the person to run the day-to-day operations this weekend. About time! Sergio's leaving for Japan in 2 weeks. But he & I were tired of running the place every day, w/ little break. Now the pressure's off; we can start having personal lives again.

I could work long hours at night in the café when I was just doing archive work in the days. But now I'm doing interviews, which requires hunting down subjects, doing the interviews, and then finding time to transcribe. And. In case you didn't know. Transcription's a real pain in the ass. It can take hours to transcribe a 25 minute interview (play a few seconds, rewind, repeat).

Plus, I'm trying to write one (or two) papers to send off to journals for peer review. I write best in the evenings (or late at night), but I need hours of time to hash out a page or two in a single shot (I edit later). I was too tired from the café to do that, which was really starting to frustrate me.

It's all behind now. One or two more weeks of tough work at the café, then it's out of my hands. Meanwhile, I'll try writing in the mornings, at least to get skeletal drafts.

I'll be training the new hire this week, perhaps into the next. Then they'll be pretty much on their own, though I'll stop in whenever I can. I've been looking for a café to spend my hours since I got here. Especially a place to play chess, read, write. Plus, I just want time to enjoy La Paz & Bolivia — travel, explore the nooks & crannies of the city, hang out w/ people.

Posted by Miguel at 03:24 PM

Comments

Sergio and you did a great job at the café, I also feel relieved by the fact that we already have a day to day administrator!.

P.D.- Nice shot of your cat!

Posted by: Daniel at March 12, 2004 08:43 AM

i think that is really cool that you started that up down there sounds great. I put more pics of Valerie up and the 2 cousins (her and Novi) are gonna meet this weekend(hopefully).

Posted by: raquel at March 12, 2004 09:48 AM

Thanks, Daniel. And, yes, that's little Sophie — my shy, skittish cat.

Posted by: Miguel at March 12, 2004 02:30 PM