Be sure to listen to listener Rodrigo Hanriche's essay “My Ordinary Heroes” – just click the “play” button above!
Hi guys!
This week Sound KitchenNow, we're going to hear an essay by our Chilean listener, Rodrigo Hunriche, called “My Ordinary Heroes.” We hope you'll be inspired to write one for us, too.
Once your essay has aired, you will receive a package in the mail. Sound KitchenWrite about your “ordinary” heroes – the people in your community who do extraordinary good work and quietly strive to make the world a better place in whatever way they can. As our listener Pramod Maheshwari says, “Just as a small drop of water can fill a pitcher, a small act of kindness can change the world.”
I am still looking for you “This is what I believe” You are also invited to write an essay. Tell us about a principle that guides your life. Tell us something that you have found to be true from your own personal experience. Or write about your most memorable moment or proudest accomplishment. If your essay is selected to air, you will read it. – There will be special prizes!
Send in your music requests, your secret “guilty” pleasures (mine is chocolate!), tips for remembering things, your favorite quotes or sayings, descriptions of local festivals you attended, the weirdest dreams you had, books you're reading and your thoughts about them, or just general thoughts. contact address
Or send it by mail to:
Susan Owensby
RFI – Sound Kitchen
80, Rue Camille Desmoulins
92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux
France
I look forward to hearing from you!
Below is an essay by Rodrigo Hanrichse.
“My friend Jorge “Tito” Vargas Rocha is a hero to me. He accepted me (a difficult person) for counseling and followed my advice for 15 years (he's a bit stubborn too). But I persisted and he is now a senior and has reaped the rewards. We lead by example and help each other. I even took him in for nine months after his house burned down. I consider him a brother. In his youth he was an excellent athlete (rowing, weightlifting, skiing, etc.), student (three careers in college), reader and architect. And he is the reason why I am learning French in my middle age. He went to Alliance Française as a child, was called “bonne homme” and went to Michigan, USA as an exchange student, where he also obtained his high school qualification. My hero!”
His French is better than my Spanish, but his English is good too (my French is so far so bad, but his English is better). I encourage him to practice his French by speaking French, listening to the radio, watching TV5 Monde and affiliates, buying books, etc. Trips to France are at our expense, but I take him to the countryside, museums, beaches and even the long bus trips to his childhood home of Port of Rebecca, three hours away. He deserves to be treated better, but he hasn't been trying as a senior lately. He is in great shape, though. My hero!”
Rodrigo's music of choice Cat Stevens' “Fathers and Sons” performed by the composer himself.
The quiz will be taking place again next week, on June 1st 2024. We'll talk then!
