This amazing 26 year old weaver is a beautiful combination of traditional ways and modern life. Born and raised in the same house on the outskirts of Teotitlan, he has walked the dirt road into town almost daily since age 5 when he started at the village schools. Later he walked the road to catch to village bus into Oaxaca City (40 kilometers) for high school, and then he walked it again to catch the bus to the Technological University in Oaxaca City. He is now a proud engineering college graduate, one of only a handful of village young people to hold this honor.
But for all his worldly experience, there is no question in this young man’s mind that a major part of his heart and soul still lives in the village. His eyes literally sparkle as he proudly shows off the rug designs that earned him the money for university.
