Felipa's House

After our fifth weaving class with Felipa we went to her house in Chinchero. Like most Peruvian houses her house had an inside courtyard with all the rooms around it. The kitchen had a dirt floor where the guinea pigs run around. Let’s just say every little cooking mistake is a gift for Pachamama!
We got off the bus at Paradero Manantial which was right on the edge of town. We met Aldair (Felipa's son) and he took us to the house. There we met the whole family. Felipa’s older son's name was Estalinadn his wife Marleni. They also had a son named Yordano. We joked around calling him Llorando which means crying!
Helen and I started weaving right away sitting on the ground right next to Felipa. It doesn't sound too comfortable but it's really fun. I have got my weaving down and I love it. I am almost done with my belt and I think it looks pretty good! We had to get up every now and then so our legs didn't hurt too much. The time we were up we spent with Aldair and Yordano. Aldair (who was my age) had a funny habit of going to the second floor of the house overlooking the courtyard and throwing a ball down to hit someone on the head. You always had to be careful!
Felipa prepared us one of our favorite Peruvian meals 'Papa a la Huancaina' and we all ate together in the dining room next to the kitchen. The whole meal we could hear the guinea pigs fighting over the table scraps. It was so cut and the food was GREAT!!!
We went outside again and while I was weaving, Helen and Aldair were playing soccer and the grown-ups were looking at Felipa and Marleni's weavings. I got a new camera case, mom got a wallet because she lost hers and we got a tablecloth for when we go home. When we got on the road to catch the bus Felipa asked Helen a question in Quechwa. Helen said yes without knowing what the question was so Felipa picked her up and carried her across the road back to her house. They both waved to us from the doorway but Helen ran back to us and Felipa shut the door.