Day 10 on the Spot Tour--Marshalltown

We got a Spot Kid comment from Spencer. It is listed right below this one. Check it out.

The many talents of David Gonzalez. That was the day today in Marshalltown. We have been noticing all along the tour that David is a master of last-minute fine-tuning his presentation to fit the audience makeup, the place, the size of group, whatever. Today we began at the libary storytime with really small kids and parents. It was such a sweet small group and once again David had them so interested. He shared with them his story of his uncle and the guitar that we had heard before but this time he tailored it to small kids complete with hand gestures, marching, clapping, and helping with the story.

Then off to the high school. He and Daniel were with four different groups there. With the high schoolers he was informal and honest, sharing stories of his family, his Cuban background, his career, and along with that human uncertainties and social realities. It is so good to hear people's stories. He read his poetry and sang songs. He chatted in Spanish and listened to a student's work. Such good things set up and such good interactions. Daniel joined him and once again Daniel's cool and talented addition was amazing.

After I left they were off to yet another activity at the library's Dia de los Niños/Dia de los Libros. More good stuff.

Ron