On November 23, Nelson Borelli conducted a workshop for building fighters and an indoor flight kite.
For those who are not acquainted with him, Nelson is an Argentine psychiatrist who has lived in the U.S.A. for a long time now, and who learnt about our activities after John Barressi’s and Dave’s trip last year. He contacted us at the beginning of the year to offer his workshops.
Asistentes :
Roberto Cassanello
Lucas y Melisa González
Oscar Holgado
Pablo Macchiavelo
Pablo Ackerman
Lalo Loescher
Gustavo Cardelli
Hector M. Cesaretti
After some months and mails that were seldom lost, we learnt a bit more about his kite resumé, and we finally accepted his proposal, so we started to plan the activity.
The first difficulty was the place for the workshop, as Nelson requested us to have a space of at least one meter by one meter per person attending the workshop. In the end, and thanks to the Presi’s handlings, we obtained the summer house at Chacabuco Club.
That Friday, I was at 07:00 a.m. at Ezeiza Airport, somewhat anxious wondering what our guest would be like. Soon after his arrival, I noticed –as it often happens with kite flyers, more than with other activities- that he was an excellent guy, eager to transmit his skills and help us develop in the country the fighter activity, kites for which he feels passion.
Participants started to arrive a little later than 11:30 a.m., with perfect assistance. We first built the fighters, chatting and making jokes that exasperated Nelson a little, as he -quite certainly- might have been used to much more order at the workshops he delivers in the Northern country. A couple of hours later, each one had his own new fighter. The model we made was the traditional Indian kite, with an excellent flight.
After a break for gobbling some good empanadas prepared in the club, we dedicated ourselves to build the indoor kite. We were all amazed for its easy building and beautiful flight.
Nelson handed over presents for all the attendants and we went to the club basket field to fly our indoor constructions. The smiles on the participants’ faces when flying their new creations condensed quite well what had been a wonderful day for everybody.
At the end of the day –unfortunately quite short for us- Nelson performed a couple of indoor flight routines with music that he had specially brought for the occasion. A worthy ending for the meeting.
Afterwards, during the Festival, he was always ready to help us fly the fighters, and get us used to practice fights with those kites.
Héctor Cesaretti
