Solstice and Yuletide greetings!

I climbed Apu Linley 2 days ago for this view of the town of Pisac and the Vilcanota river.

The Kusi Kawsay school is above the town on the left in front of some trees.  Our new house is just to the right of center.

Many thanks to all for reading this blog and for the help we have received over the past year in our work with Shipibo children in the Amazon and poor chidren at the CEBA school in Pisac.

It's been a great year that has seen the founding of the Kusi Kawsay Andean/Waldorf school which is now flourishing despite a rocky start as we all faced dealing with massive flooding in the early months of the year.  The school's success has been felt by all as a triumph by way of a positive project into which we have put our energies, a cooperative community effort in which we have shared the sensation of overcoming adversity and disaster in the creation of a wonderful new venture.

Lourdes and I have moved to a new house two blocks from the main square in Pisac from our house in Coya 7 kilometers distant where we have been for the last 3 years.  The new pad is a slightly ramshackle and eccentric building but we have fixed it up and are now enjoying living near many friends and close to both of the schools in which we are involved.  I now have a new woodshop as well, one mile away.  I commute by bike and I like the excercise.  We are using our car a whole lot less.