Last couple of weeks

Doing Yoga with the kids. Here is Carolina (11), Araselis (14), and Flor or "Nini" (10).
Loyda came for a visit the other day and slept....
and slept....
and slept. I think she had a good time.
An old picture I dug up taken in the highlands of Cerro Punta.

This is my neighbor Bella (6) and one of my best friends. Here she's showing off her "babies."
At the Wuonaan Congreso. The Wuonaan are an indigenous group and meet every 5 years with their heads of state to make the laws for the next five years. I came to watch but somehow we got on stage to explain how Peace Corps can work with the Wuonaan. The girl in the middle, Joanna, lives in this village and they love to paint her.
It was funny. Their last point of business was to decide where to have the next congreso. First they voted on how they were going to vote. After 4 different communities were decided, they lined up under each one to count heads.
The congreso featured competitive dances and songs at night. Three judges (think American Idol) gave their 1-10 ratings. Many local magazine photographers came out for this special experience.
We ran into this Aussie trying to drive from Alaska to Argentina and thru the Darien Gap. Personally I think he's crazy for not just boating it to Columbia. Don't know where he is going to find Aussie bike parts (or a road for that matter). He was in town to hire a Wounaan guide.