On the Road Again: Catamarca

I have temporarily moved on from the kingdom of mud and sustainability to get more in touch with my traveling artisan roots. I am now selling windchimes with Pastor, my mud and sustainability mentor, at the Fiesta del Poncho, a 10-day cultural festival and arts fair in the Northern Argentine city of Catamarca.

To get here I had to endure 36 straight hours on a bus and an Adam Sandler movie called "Click," which must have been produced as a model for how to go straight-to-DVD. All worth it, however, because I am wearing sandals and only one shirt for the first time in 18 weeks, and even starting to get my tan back. On top of that, I have credentials--a distinguished artisan badge around my neck that lets me get the secret artisan discount (four pesos instead of five for a delicious piece of cake.)

Gotta get back to work.