Thursday 22 May 2014

Meet the people of La Casa de la Ciencia! (I) Sergio



Sergio is a security guard. He has blonde hair and is very friendly, barely in his thirties.  He wears a blue shirt and black pants, with a regulatory bludgeon that he has probably never used. Often seen hanging around the hall or exhibition "Molecules of Life", he has a sharp eye and is always smiling.

Sergio has worked in La Casa de la Ciencia for 4 years and finds it a totally positive experience. We have asked several times for any inconvenience or negative aspect of his routine and he could not think of any, apart from:  "The only thing is that sometimes the days are long, can go up to 12 hours, but in return you have more days off."

Sergio proves to be a fan of children who come to visit the museum either with their school or their family. "Every day more than 200 kids come. To me, kids are the best visitors because they are always friendly, sincere, and never complain. They always have a good time." However, they also give you the most concern: with the little ones, you have to ensure that they do not stick out from the balconies.

Sergio tells that with birthdays in the La Casa de la Ciencia something fun is usually happening. For instance, children need to discover, following a series of clues, who "stole" a valuable butterfly collection. And many of them finally figure out the guilty one and report it to security guard. There are also some who question whether exposed animals are real (invertebrates or the cetacean skeletons) or some who cry because of the gloomy presence of “murder” in La Casa de la Ciencia. And of course the favorite activity of all – Planetarium.

Sergio points out that adults often complain about other things (like "Madrid Planetarium is larger than that of Seville") or try to bargain the price of admission (3 € is money at the end of the day). And children often want to stay longer than their parents. And now it has been like time No. 32490 when Sergio has showed child the way towards "the bugs like these that the teacher explains."

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