There are essential tasks we need to do each day. For example, we need fresh water each day.  We get our fresh water from wells.  Usually, the wells are outside the compounds.  Several families may share one well.  People who live near the river can just go there to draw water, but many of us use community wells.  We use the water to wash our foods, feed the animals, and to drink.  Because our family makes ceramics, we need more water than some people.

We store our raw materials and food in the storage facilities inside our compound.  The storage facilities have everything we need to survive: food, pottery, tools, and weaving implements.  The wall behind the storage is extra thick to protect our items from theft.  In the leftmost room of storage, we keep fish and ceremonial ware.  In the next room, we keep camelid bones, ceramics, and stone tools.  We use the camelid bones to make panpipes.  In room 3, the biggest room, we keep our weaving equipment.  Rooms 4 and 5 are somewhat sunken into the ground.  Can you guess why?  We keep our tubers and grains there.  The sunken floor keeps the tubers (like potatoes) and grains cool.

When our supplies get low, we may go to other compounds to buy whatever we need.  Our community is very nice, and you can find many things to trade.  We have access to many materials for each one of us to do his or her job.

Text by Di