CUENTOS

March 21, a group of us met at Frannie's farm outside of Cuenca for a day of Cuentos (tales or stories) and Paella. Daniela Altieri, the exquisite story teller above, co-organized the event. Below are other photos of our day together, starting with the farm. Frannie, the owner of the farm is shown, too.

 Below is the beautiful Daniela, with a child.

Next are the chefs, who prepared a feast of paella.

Children are having their faces painted in front of the house:

Dimitri emerges from his face painting session as a pirate.

Everyone is hanging out together in front of the house, enjoying the day's sun:

Below are several rooms in Frannie's rustic yet beautiful farmhouse, and the front gate:

Below are photos of Daniela telling stories, and of children listening. Daniela Altieri was born and raised in Italy. She has lived in Spain, Germany, the United States, and Ecuador. She speaks fluent Italian, English and Spanish. The tales or cuentos she tells are in Spanish, as most of the children who participate in the gatherings she hosts are Ecuadorian and their native language is Spanish.

Our day's event at the farm, planned and executed by Daniela and Frannie, was a huge success. We were very lucky for the sunshine, for one thing. It had been raining throughout the week. The children really enjoyed being on the farm, and they had fun getting their faces painted. The paella was excellent. Above all,  Daniela's stories were a huge success. I look forward to more story-telling events in the future. Thank you for reading this update, and viewing these photos. Tomorrow I will post again!