Life and writings in a prison in Costa Rica

Saturday, March 29, 2008

Holly's story

Nothing much to tell, we are visiting the prison everyday and spending the rest of the day running errands for Bradley and lying in the sun. I could get used to this!
Yesterday Maarten has arrived, it is always great to see a friend you love, but this time he has come especially to meet Bradley and talk to him about a movie he wants to make on "aerial smuggler". Bradley is thrilled and flattered!
Natascha and Esteban are invaluable helps. they call lawyers, arrange meetings with people for us, help us to think constructively.
Yesterday we met the family that will receive him when/if he comes out. he needed a place to stay, at least the first few days. Valerio and Patricia, beautiful people, agreed to put him up, this was 6 months ago. he could spend the first few months with him, because as Valerio put it, it´s his political belief that people should help each other. But it turns out that both of them have lost their jobs in the meantime, they are forced to sell their house and move into a much smaller flat, but they are still willing to put him up only they can´t guarantee a full year, or even a few months. they can guarantee him a job, so they will check with the lawyer and the judge if this is ok, that he moves out after a few days. They also wanted to know why he was in jail, we told them very clearly... because he is stupid, told them what he did.
next day we told brad that we were worried about him, and made him sign a contract that he will behave and not be a bother, not run away if it could remotely put Valerio and Patricia in trouble etc.

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