My nephew now stands tall, rising at least six inches above me.
California is parched, the hills beyond golden.
Louisiana is saturated, the rivers spill over their banks.
The Uber driver transports me to the San Francisco airport, far away from his home and family in Afghanistan.
Mercedes Sosa sings the song,
Todo Cambia, to children in a classroom who sway, clap, and sing along to her image on a screen as we watch this clip in the film,
Argentina, from our seats at the Acadiana Center for the Arts. I am changed by this moment.
Everything changes. Who am I? What will I do? How will I help?
Lagniappe Mercedes Sosa singing
Todo Cambia. While the quality of this video is not great, we get a sense of her power and beauty from watching it.
And here is a video of the songwriter,
Julio Numhauser, singing Todo Cambia with his son, Maciel Numhauser.