Day out with Heber

Spent the day with Heber yesterday. Had a good day with him. I can hardly believe he has grown up so much. Seems like yesterday I first met him in La Policia in Cusco. But it must be five years now. Where have all the years gone? His life continues to bring surprises. He's been driving a moto taxi recently. These are about the most dangerous vehicles I've ever seen on the roads, other than a certain tractor back in Tong in the 50s. He talked about doing this last time I saw him, and he agreed he would stick to his job in the restaurant, So of course he went ahead and started driving a moto taxi. And what happened? He had an accident of course. His shoulder is damaged and he has to wear a cast round his shoulders so that it will set properly. He insists that he is not too young to drive one of these things and that the police have not charged him. The moto belongs to an uncle who has now repaired it. He promises not to go back to driving it again. He now hopes to start work with a company which does electrical maintenance in various buildings. I'm hopeful this will work out for him as if he does ok they will give him training. He still lives with his aunt and uncle in Villa Maria, but they are moving to Iquitos so he hopes to move in with another aunt in new year. This will be better than the alternative which is to return to Cusco. We went shopping for clothes for him. Followed by BurgerKing. Yes they are here too. Then to a new ice cream shop which sells the most delicious ice cream I've ever tasted. Had a nice chat with him. He tells me how my Spanish has improved. He remembers when I could hardly say a word. Now we can have long conversations. He is very patient and speaks nice and slowly for me.We decided that the Nazca Lines were definitely put there by spacemen from some world not yer known to us. Oh and he tells me that when he is married and has his first boy he will call him Donald. Which is nice. I hope some day to meet this Donald. He's a good kid. I hope to see him again at the weekend.