A hands-on lesson in culture @ the Academia...

For this afternoon's optional activity, culture instructor Beatriz invited Virtudes (host mom to Thomas and Davidson) and Blanca (host grandmother to Amanda, Laura, Meghna and Olivia) to give a demonstration of encaje de bolillos (bobbin lace), which they had learned about in class. Not only did the women bring some of their best work to show and explain, they also let the students have a try!