Burn 2007

The old 2007 has been burned away here in Cajamarca. Gilmer, my landlord downstairs, built a big paper doll, wrote all the things from 2007 that he wanted to be done with, hung it up in front of the house, and at midnight, lite it on fire for the whole neighborhood to see. But, of course, every family had their own doll that they burned. So there were fires everywhere to bring in the new year. 2007 is now ashes on our front walkway. Out with the old, in with the new!