My work was about a revolution
…or if we ignored my unbridled enthusiasm and challenged ourselves to be a tad more realistic – an educational intervention.
More importantly, my work seemed to be an obsession with the word “shocking”. I heard it over and over again. “These are incredibly shocking depictions of wounds.” or more commonly: “ugh that’s gross. It will shock patients.” These sentences formed the harmonies of my introduction to Brownsville, TX.
Now, I don’t imagine most people associate the word “shocking” with the city of Brownsville in any way. And I don’t blame them. Brownsville is a small city of about 200 thousand. Although palm trees line the breezy streets in an air of vacation, the most exciting part of this city is called Sunrise Mall and it has a movie theater showing The Jungle Book to satisfy all of your vacation needs.
Don’t let my sarcasm suggest I was visiting Brownsville on vacation – I was, after all, here for the word shocking.