Working my way through the folder of activities at the Hotel Sisimiut, I came across a single A4 page offering the opportunity to “create your own memories” by making your own Greenlandic souvenir. Awesome idea! I was super excited, because I love to make things for myself (e.g. jewelry in Nicaragua and El Salvador, a […]
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One of the first things I did in La Palma was ask about the availability of workshops where you could learn/experience a little more about the artesanía and artwork the town is famous for. Turns out, there is only one – at Taller Paty – so I went and had a chat with Estela about what it entailed.
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As I’ve mentioned before, I love jewelry and have taken to buying jewelry as my souvenir from each country I visit. Even better if I can meet the actual artisan and work with them to make it myself. So in addition to the cooking workshop I did with NicAsí, I also signed up for the NicAsí
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One of the new activities offered by the Finca Esperanza Verde since I was there last time was the opportunity to do a jewelry making workshop with Las Mujeres del Plomo – a women’s collective in the nearby community of El Plomo. Those of you who know me know that I love jewelry, and my
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My conversation teacher for the third week at La Mariposa Escuela de Español (we change conversation teachers each week) was Layda. In our first class, we started talking about interests and I found out she’d recently done a community course on beaded jewelry making. Given my love of jewelry I asked her more about it and she suggested that
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