[makohan]

Yes, the indigenous are indeed amazing people, definitely ‘tranquilo’ and just about anything that comes their way is taken in stride. I had the amazing opportunity to get to know some of the people whose photos are shown on your blog; my children attended school with Alejandro, the little boy featured eating a piece of cacao. They’re great kids, a lot different from North American children. I noticed that when they are playing and one of them gets hurt accidentally, there is no hitting the other guy back, or crying and screaming, as most children we are used to, but even at such a young age, they take everything as it comes. My children were fortunate to be able to interact with several BriBri children at El Puente where we volunteered many Saturdays last summer (while we were living in Puerto Viejo) and they also attended school with Alejandro and his siblings. If you’re interested in the BriBri, check out the web site set up by Barry Stevens. It’s http://www.elpuente-thebridge.org and tells you a lot about the work they are doing in Puerto Viejo.

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