[Michlib-l] National Walking Month (May) Presentation - El Camino de Santiago

[Lexi Smith]

Good morning,

I wanted to reach out and spread the word of our extremely popular program
we had in May, "Talk the Walk: El Camino de Santiago", presented by David
Larwa. I wanted to celebrate National Walking Month in a fun way, and David
Larwa happened to contact us a few months before, and I am super glad I
reached out!

David has made the Camino pilgrimage *multiple* times. I can't recall the
amount, but he knows his stuff. He has walked in many different countries
as well, teaches origami, is a co-founder of the Southeast Michigan chapter
of the American Pilgrims on the Camino
<https://americanpilgrims.org/iwpmap_directory/southeast-michigan/>, and
was just the most engaged and informative speaker I've seen in a long time.

He was extremely passionate and had a really thorough presentation put
together about the El Camino de Santiago, both its context / purpose as
well as the pilgrimage itself. Patrons were completely engaged, we had a
full house and then some, and we went about ten minutes over the
allotted time and every single patron stayed. He brought his walking
materials he travels with, TONS of books on the subject of walking as well
as the Camino, and brought a lot of energy.

Please consider reaching out to David to get a better sense of who he is
and what he has done, as I can't even begin to continue elaborating on his
qualifications and adventures. He was a pleasure to have, and he is
interested in working with other libraries in Michigan!

David Larwa:

   - davidlarwa at gmail.com
   - 810 923-9191


Thank you and have a great Tuesday,

Alexis Smith
Emerging Technologies Librarian
Grosse Pointe Public Library
313-640-4775 ext 1215
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