Three Children. Happiness, Calmness, and Joy.
Oaxaca, Mexico "Quieres comprar una pulsera?," or for my non Spanish speaking readers, "Do you want to buy a bracelet?" At first, I said no but then I changed my mind. young girl selling bracelet in Oaxaca, Mexico "Yes, of course, but only if you tie it on my hand." The purpose of travel for me is to observe life, which, by the way, I was doing sitting comfortably on a bench alone in Oaxaca's Zocalo enoying all typical evening happenings. So I saw this as an opportunity to explore that objective a little further. "Do you go to school?" "No." "How old are you?" "I am 8." "So what do you do all day?" "I live in the pueblo nearby and I make these bracelets, and my mother makes pottery while my dad works in the village and we come here and sell it on the weekends." "What happens if you do not sell enough bracelets? Do you have enough to eat?" "Yes,...