Hey Pilgrims,
In this episode of ipilgrim, we finally get around to talking about some of the unsung heroes of the Camino-- Hospitaleros. Those are the wonderful people who deal with the sweaty, sick, injured, stinky, grouchy, emotional --and yes -- happy pilgrims who stumble into the albergues. And for some of the pilgrims that I ended up walking with during my past Camino really put the Hospitaleros through their paces. I think the last Albergue I stayed in, the poor Hospitalera was upset about my friends out past curfew, drinking in the bar. Little did she know, that they were planning to sneak in through an open window in the middle of the night. That poor woman.
Heather Knight (pictured above) is very involved in everything Camino: she volunteers for The Camino Documentary. contributes regularly on many Camino forums. In October 2011, Heather just happened to serve as a Hospitalera at Santa Domingo de la Calzada as I was walking the Camino Frances. Heather gives us at ipilgrim podcast what is like to volunteer to work on the Camino. And you can find out what the deal is with the chicken picture. Heather has her own blog at http://renegadepilgrim.blogspot.com/
(our evening meal with pilgrim at Santa Domingo .. I'm on the right hand side next to Sarah Van Treeck and Heather)If you want to attend the Hospitalero training this year in Winter Park, Florida, more information can be found at http://www.americanpilgrims.com/events/events_national.html And since the National Gathering of Pilgrims is going to be in my backyard this year, I do hope to attend.
Oh, and don't forget ipilgrim podcast is now an affiliate podcast of SQPN. Go check out Steve and myself on other podcasts on SQPN.com.
Buen Camino,
Feb 3, 2012 @ 05:14
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