Packing the truck

May 3, 2010

Whenever we travel into the village, there are so many things that vie for space: -building materials -diesel for the truck -fuel for the generator -tools -camping supplies -water -guitar -Josiah’s bike -our clothes -FOOD!… It’s like a giant puzzle trying to fit everything in. We start early so there is time to move things […]

The Kitchen

April 28, 2010

One of the elements of the Holy Week festival in the ceremonial center is food. Within about 10 minutes of arriving in town, a young man about 20 came and offered us food. He escorted us to one of the two “cocinas” set up in the main area of town. His father, we learned, was […]

A feast

April 24, 2010

I grew up celebrating Easter with my family, a bunch of friends, and a good meal. While we were out in the village, Sarah planned a feast for our Easter celebration. We made mashed potatoes with a hand beater. And, Sarah made a delicious blueberry pie in her cast iron skillet on top of the […]

Babies

April 21, 2010

There are lots of new babies in the village. This last trip, we met 4 new babies. The village leader’s wife had a baby while we were there. And, we were able to see her and the bundled baby when he was 5 days old. She kept him bundled the whole time, so we never […]

Down to the bottom of the Canyon

April 14, 2010

One day during Holy Week, we went down to the bottom of the canyon to the ceremonial center. It is there that the people do their traditional rituals according to their beliefs. We went down with some friends from our village who also wanted to see the dancing. We drove for over an hour to […]

Accomodations

April 8, 2010

Up until now, we’ve just been making trips into the village and our mentality has been “temporary.” My co-workers are now living in the village (in tents) but their mentality is a little more “permanent.” So, this time when we went out to the village, we took a little more time to set things up […]