It’s a bit of a misty and grey summer day here in Portland, but the floating houseboat that is the Camino Documentary home base is bright and buzzing with activity. A new volunteer named Leonardo came in today for the second time. He’s bilingual AND a Mac expert, which are quite possibly the two best …
Lydia and everyone at The Camino Documentary are excited to announce their biggest fundraiser yet, their Camino Tour! Not long ago Lydia happened across a wonderful woman named Judy Colaneri on, of all places, Facebook. Judy runs Spanish Steps, a Camino tour group, so it’s no surprise that The Camino Documentary caught her attention. Judy …
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Hello there! I’m Lilah, a new volunteer for The Camino Documentary. Lovely to make your acquaintance. I recently moved to Portland from Boston where, among other things, I studied video production and made snowmen. I’m quite excited to make my home in the Pacific Northwest – rain and all! I stumbled upon The Camino Doc …
The spirit of the Camino never ceases to amaze me. I was invited to go to Washington DC to speak at a Pilgrimage Studies conference. Professors from all over the country are coming together to create a curriculum for teaching Pilgrimage Studies. About a month or so before the conference, I befriended a woman on …
So, I started out our Power of One campaign with the grand intention of blogging twice a week and it’s been over a month since my last blog. Hmm…. I do have a great excuse, but isn’t that what it’s always about – how legitimate we find our excuses for not doing what we said …
I, Director Lydia B. Smith, am off to Colorado in our first installment of “Where in the world is Lydia?” – or maybe it should be called “Where in the world is Lydia raving about the Camino today?” instead. Fortuitously, I’ve been invited to show our material and speak at multiple events across the country …
1/11/11 marked the start of our Power of One campaign – let the crowdfunding begin! I finally realized that I need to ask for help – from the very same people that made my first Camino possible: the pilgrims. The campaign will go on for 111 days, during which we will raise $111,111! Well, actually …
