I thought these little kids in the nursery were too cute to pass by, in their miniature traditional dress. The women almost all wear traditional dress. What is traditional seems to loosen up a bit with the men.
The second picture is of a family we got to know a bit. The tallest fellow in the back speaks very good English and a bit of Korean. He had just returned home from Korea where he was with a group playing traditional music of Ecuador for eight months. He was to be home briefly then return to Korea for another tour. He plays several instruments including pipes of pan.
Debbie found a couple of friends in the primary. It isn't hard to find friends in Ecuador. The Otavalans, and Ecuadorians in general are very warm and friendly.
Pete
PS what Pete forgot tell you about the little girls in the third picture is that those kids live in a house way up in the mountains-- dirt floor, chickens free to run in and out, smoke wafting out under the eves from their cooking fire. A 45 minute walk down the mountain to catch the bus for the 30 minute ride to Otavalo. Their parents have been members just one year, and were sealed in the Temple the end of December. The bus trip to the temple, a 10 hour drive one way cost 12 dollars return per person.Many cannot afford that very often in their lives. Debbie
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