John and Freddie
Freddie asked me to take his picture outside of a church at the edge of Parque Kennedy. He then asked if I was headed to the ocean and I said yes, so we walked around together. He wanted me to take his picture everywhere, including on a non-descript park bench, on an escalator, and even in front of a Chili's Restaurant (the very same as the ones in the US). In various places, he asked if I wanted him to take my picture in that spot, and several times I said, "aquí, no" ("not here").
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