The group leader, Maria, is a retired school teacher and her husband is an engineer. Because they have extra space in their home, they have opened it up and it has become the meeting place of the artisans. Ever Monday night at 7pm (or maybe more like 8, Peruvian time!) the women get together to discuss business and hand out and turn in projects. When they are done, they usually stay until very late, socializing and sharing stories. Pictured at right is Diana in the small workspace.
The room is a little bit disorganized, huh?
When I lived in Peru, I would bake yummy cookies, banana and carrot bread to entice the ladies to show up to our meetings that were held in this very room. They usually brought their children with them to the meetings. They’d play outside and occasionally help their mothers with their tasks!
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