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Collection	Volunteer Photos
Photo Title	La Nubia's Fruitstand
Photo Description	In Sebaco there was a fruitstand on the main road near my apartment. It was made of wood slats, a metal roof, and had a rug over the dirt floor. The woman who owned it was called simply La Nubia, though she wasn't Nubian as far as I could tell. I was welcome to sit behind her on the floor inside, to have shade while I sketched. La Nubia would give me pieces of fresh-cut pineapple in the heat of the day. I think I was a little sideshow for the locals and may have brought her a bit more business. I felt protected by the townspeople in many ways. Painting watercolors in ninety degree heat was frustrating, so I often used pen and ink instead, as in this drawing. I did not own a camera, so all my visuals were either artwork or memories. When I was leaving Sebaco for good because of the escalating war, La Nubia was the only person who saw me. It was early morning. I waved at her from the bus. She waved back and our eye contact said it all.
Contributor	Marilyn Ormsbee Strother
Region	Central America & Mexico
Country of Service	Nicaragua
Service Dates (Beginning)	1977
Service Dates (Ending)	1978
Sector	Health
Decade	1970s
Keywords	Art Markets Host community friends
Resource Type	Image
Format	JPG
Date created	2012-01-03

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