A Case Study in Preservation and Sustainability
Antiguo Palacio del Ayuntamiento
Aurora Peralta
01.14.20
Interview with Aurora Peralta, a janitor who works in the building.
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Transcript
Q: What is your name and what is your job?
A: Cleaning.
Q: And your name?
A: Aurora Peralta Galindo.
Q: Nice to meet you. What do you think about the renovation of this building?
A: The renovation? Well, it’s very nice, it’s very pretty, so that people like you, who come to visit this country, can see our history.
Q: Yes. Any improvement you think noteworthy?
A: Yes. The flooring, the old pictures, in the museum - beforehand there was no museum - and they will have another museum up there.
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Q: Where will the other museum be?
A: There will be another one on the second floor.
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Q: What do you most enjoy about working in this building?
A: What is what I enjoy the most… Well… cleaning the bathrooms!
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Q: Is there anything else we should know about this building?
A: You would like to know if there is something else you should know, but I don’t know what you do know…