She would never miss a single day’s work. Rain or shine she would arrive punctually at 11.00 a.m., driven in a taxi, which would leave her at her place of work—in front of the Avianca building going down the steps to the shopping mall called Colsubsidio in downtown Bogotá (Colombia). She would alight from the vehicle, fix her clothes and there
she goes, “Gracias a la vida, que me ha dado tanto . . .” (“Thanks to life, which has given me so much!”) singing at the topof her voice. I tell you, she was definitely not the Colombian version of Ranu Mondal, who was discovered singing on atrain platform at Ranaghat station. Olga Lucía literally screamed!
At that point, the people on the intersection of 7th Avenue and 16th street would stop, look at each other and smile. OlgaLucía “opened shop.” Everybody knew her, especially the office workers around the area who would come out for theirlunch break.
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BROTHER CARMEL DUCA MC
