Smyrna times., 1963-08-08
n Letter
from 'sButch"
sMYRNA's AMERICAN FIELD SERVICE
SUMMER EXCHANGE STUDENT

8(ACOA CoA4J bC(da0C We WCAC
having a dance at home tonight.
After quite a bit of running
around everything was ready.
Alma had called up around 800
to see If We could have a party
for AIS and a group of pre-
school girls who we're travel
ing around S.A. and ''learning
all the social, economic and
political problems" of the
countries they visited. (They
were In Buenas Aires one day
and Uruguay A days.. The party
started around 900 and was
over around 1890 = L. Bed
2:30.
= 23rd. Well this is the dread
ed Tuesday. Up 1890. Dressed
Lunch. 200 walk to an appoint
ed meeting place where Crotch
en-, Judy. Misha, Jami, Oracle
La and met with Dick and some
other people before going to
the TV station. We met the lady
who was the NC, China Soril-
La. She is one of the best Uru-
guayan actresses. The program
was on 'sChannel IL" starting
at 400. 1t was a woman's pro-
gram. 1t was really a ''relajo"
mess. China who walk In on
commercials or demonstra-
lions. Nothing was organizedll
We were on for the last is
minutes. China introduced us
and asked me one question. She
said a little more about it
being hot In the US. now and
then she started talking to Gret-
chen. She gave Gretchen a gui-
tar and Gretchen and Judy sang
a song. The four girls sang a
song, then China startedgassing
about the time she stayed In the
states. She talked until the end
of the program. We we're out
of there around $50.
Invent with Dick to the BOAC
office where he had to work
a little while. Then we went
to his house to "senar", have
tea. Then we went to Atillo
Russo's house for a going away
party for MIR. Hughes. MIR.
Hughes was the man who had
started AFS for these kids and
had been at the present time
working with the Fullbright
Foundation. They gave him a
certificate which everybody had
signed and of course speeches.
He was leaving Uruguay after
9 years and is going to live
In Washington, DC. Home-Bed
1890.
oath. Up 1880 : Lunch.
3:l5 walk to fountain to meet
Pablo. Enrique and Jami. The
kids from Uruguay were re-
turning home from a year In
the states and we we're going
to airport. But first Pablo and
Enrique had a tea at 'Cran-
don", private school, so Jami
and | saw Crandon and waited
in the library for Pablo and
Enrique. We got out to the
airport around $50. The planes
came in at $50 and 7:l5. The
first was Brazilians on their
way to Rio and the second was
the kids from Uruguay. 1t was
just wonderful. All kinds of
people packed the airport and
yelling and screamingl Home
Bed 1890.
18th. Up 500 : Breakfast.
Meet Jami at fountain 900.
Took bus uptown and meet Pab-
10 at his house 1000. We went
to pick up Judy at her school
then went to Pablo's 'sFacul-
tad de Direcciones y Sciencias
Humans" school (college) for
lawyers. Basques the public
preparatoria of Montevideo.
Here we met the Prof. of As
tronomy. He took us up to the
telescope and said some night
we would have to come up and
look at the stars. Judy and Jami
left. Lunch with Pablo after
wards and we walked around
the main street, Is de Julio
and then to museums, to Aduana
which is the park, then took
a bus to the other side of the
bay near the fort, Ell Cerro.
On the way back from the Cerro
| got off at school and Pablo
went on. After school Luis and
| went out to Malvin where
Alberto, Alma and Daniel we're
holding a family interview. To
Coco's : pick up Mama, Papa
and Tina. Home Bed IL.
10th. Up 1900. Lunch. Read.
4:OO-8:30 school. AT 6:50 there
was a moment of silence for
the students who died In nber-
ating Cuba from Batista. To-
day July 26 Is the celebration
of Castro's victory. This how
ever is far from being Com
munistl In fact the communists
do not like to think of the
freeing of Cuba. Six boys left
during the silence. They were
the Communists. ..l Luis and !
went to Schella's for a few
minutes then we went to NOV
iesl Three Stooges In Orbit.
Two Tickets to Paris. Home,
eat, bed l2:45.
9th. Today up 1890 : write
this letter. 1880.
There is party tonight for
all AFS new ones included.