I just returned from six weeks in the city of Oaxaca where I was studying Spanish at the Instituto Cultural Oaxaca. While there I had the opportunity to visit several women who want to better their lives by getting a loan through an organization that microfinances.
This woman is Soledad, a widow with a 19 year old daughter, who earns money by weaving for a patron (that is, using his materials and his instructions), as well as through Avon sales. Soledad wants the loan so she can earn more money and get paid faster. She wants a better life so her daughter can go back to school and get out of the weaving rut.
What struck me about all these women was that they smile all the time, easy, beautiful smiles. Their lives are simple and rustic, their lives are difficult, filled with physical labor but they are so happy. Could it be all the sunshine?
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