Alison invited me to join the others staying at the centre as today they were attending ‘Clowning Existence’ seminar in the nearby town of El Paso. It was led by the Galician Ivan Prado who takes a group of volunteers into major conflict zones to perform a ‘solidarity circus’ to bring hope and joy to children.  It was a very interesting seminar and it was impressive to see the risks the group take to bring a smile to the face to children who are surrounded conflict.  The workshop was originally going to be ‘hands-on’ demonstration of the techniques they use but due to covid it was changed into a seminar.…