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 Facebook; I just remember noticing she loved the Camino and thought she would be interested in the documentary. She wrote me a nice note, thanking me for befriending her and then she noticed I was going to be in DC, where she lives. She then offered to organize a screening/fundraiser for The Camino Documentary. I was so touched – I mean how often do those kinds of things happen? Actually, on the Camino, they are quite commonplace, but not so much in real life.
So on Sunday, February 20th, I’ll be hosting a Benefit & Film Screening with Beverly Pratt in DC. The event will include a slideshow by Beverly on the Camino de Santiago and a screening of The Camino Documentary’s 23min Trailer, followed by a Filmmaker Q&A with me. If you’re interested in joining us, read more here.