My Lola Has Facebook

With my lola

I chanced to visit my lola already twice this July. She lived in our hometown which is a three-hour bus ride from the city. During our visit, it inspired me together with my auntie to create a social media account for her.

Being active in the social media gave me a thought that it would easy work. Plus it would be a great way to easily tag her with the pictures we have together with her.

As my lola will be celebrating her 80th birthday this September. We would often hear from her about her preparations for death. Who would like to have her lola talk about it. Every grandchild would wish a long life for such a caring lola. I, for one would not want to talk about it.

Our lola is so much hospitable. She prepares to host for the annual barrio fiesta (Spanish term for Town's Feast) three to six months before the event. She persist raising her own pigs for the fiesta as she had always been doing. As we consider her age that would not be reasonable for her to do any longer. That was why, lola being a little stubborn had much argument against her children wanting her to stop raising pigs. Her children told her, not to worry, they will take care of the fiesta preparations.

Although she had agreed about the new fiesta assignments. She constantly talk about what will happen to the upcoming fiestas. She wants the fiesta legacy to continue even when she is not around.

Thus, I and my auntie were inspired to create a Facebook account for her. Social media is a great tool and medium to store cherish the moments -- that is our lola's many legacies.

My lola's past, present and upcoming memories. We wish will be saved in our hearts as well as in photos and videos.

Nowadays it is easy to take a "dupie" with someone we love. We would be promoting amongst us to take dupies with our lola and simply tag her. Generations upon generations will get to see her goodness.


You are booked for greatness,
Chris Lodovice