While driving to San Gil, we passed this man harvesting sugar cane. They cut it by hand, and then load it on the donkey behind the sign, and then take it to be made in to panela, a type of brown sugar.
I have chosen the title "Hermona Patrona" because my husband has for many years affectionately called me La Patrona. In Spanish the word jefa means "she who is the boss". My husband, however, says that the word patrona refers to "she who commands". In other words, La Patrona is more powerful than La Jefa. Because we are serving on a mission, he now calls me "Hermana Patrona."