July 10 - Completing our work for Carmen and Florence

We completely cleared Carmen and Florence's field of Chinese Elm trees. These two sisters were born in the Taos Pueblo and still own two apartments there but the live on a small farm just on the outskirts of the walls of the Pueblo. Because of our work, the farm can produce fresh food for them. I found a piece of wood stripped of its bark while we were clearing away brush. All of the students signed their names and thanked these sweet ladies for the privilege of assisting them to have a better life. In the afternoon we will be introduced to two Taos native jewelry artists who will teach us to make jewelry. Dinner will be a BBQ at our lodge and, in the evening, storytelling, Taos style. Tomorrow, the girls will learn how to bake bread in the traditional way while the boys will be learning traditional farming (and weeding).