STUDYING HARD IN TEQUIS

I haven't written since last weekend because I've been so busy here in Tequis. I haven't even had time to do much photography. I got here Sunday evening after a wonderful afternoon at a fair in a very small village called Boye. Aurora and Javier took me there on the way to drop me off here in Tequis. I will write much more about that experience, with pictures, next.

My schedule here is to breakfast with Ceci and her esposo, Felipe, at about 8:30. Then I go for a walk until 10:00 when we start class. We study until 2:00 (with a small break for cafe). Then I help/watch Ceci prepare a very simple but delicious meal with fresh ingredients, and we eat at about 3:00. After eating and talking (all in spanish) for about an hour, I retire to my lovely little casita and have a siesta because I'm exhausted by that time.

In the late afternoon and evening, we have been doing different things. Tuesday I went to a yoga class with Ceci and her friend Julie. It was VERY different yoga for me: kundalini with a little hatha. It was a small group... 2 men and around 8 or 9 women. I couldn't really understand what the teacher was saying, but I just followed what everyone else was doing.

Yesterday, we visited the silver workshop of Jorge, the man I met when visiting Aurora and Javier in Tequis a couple of weeks ago. He was working on a very beautiful pendant for a woman from Peru. He didn't really have much inventory to look at because he says that the global economic crisis has really effected demand for his work. After that we walked to El Centro and met Julie again for tamales and atole, a very traditional meal here.

Atole is a hot drink made from fruit, milk and cornstarch. It doesn't sound great, but it's quite tasty.