The "Corner" Where a lot of Afternoon Knitting Takes Place!

I’m excited to be RETURNING TO PERU, the stomping grounds of my Peace Corps experience, after two years without a visit (day job, student etc…). This year’s excuse is clearly work! Here in the US, Mayu’s designer and I have been working very hard to come up with the greatest new hat, scarf and wrap designs for Fall 2010 (just around the corner!). The artisans in Peru have already started creating the products but we do have to finalize the finishing touches!

I’m bringing with me large bottles of Aleve and multi-vitamins, two items that are more affordable and easier to acquire in the US. I just finished up two months in Albuquerque, NM so I’m eager to share the traditional scents of the Southwest such as Pinon. Wind chimes are hugely popular in NM too, so I picked up a few of those for gifting purposes; they will look beautiful hanging in the artisans’ workshop with views of the Cordillera Huayhuash in the background. The sounds the wind chimes will  be a welcome change from the clicking of knitting needles that we are accustomed to hearing!

I’m especially happy this trip to have the Mitch Teplitsky, the director of one of our favorite Peruvian documentaries, Soy Andina, with me for a few days this trip as well as his wife, Doris, who is Peruvian and born and raised not too far from where Mayu’s artisans live! It should be a great trip and I’m looking forward to sharing it with all of you.

OK, I’m off to the airport and hoping that my 45 minute connection in Atlanta is sufficient…
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