Folklife Festival

Each year the Smithsonian holds the Folklife Festival in DC.  It's "an international exposition of living cultural heritage" held on the National Mall.  In one of the areas this year they were celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Peace Corps.  We got to go and check it out with our good friend from California.

 There were some great exhibits from many of the places Peace Corps Volunteers serve.

 This is an exhibit about making Shea Butter by the women of Mali.  A Peace Corps volunteer met these women in Mali and ended up creating a non-profit organization that works with these women to help them sell their product.  You can learn more about her organization here.

 And then there were the weaving demonstrations from all over the world.  They really appealed to my yarn / craft side.

Making mud cloths.

It was a great day!