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Today is the birthday of my friend Auleris.\u00a0 We have not seen each other for many years, but last I heard she'd made her way back to Panama and still remains a nun.<\/p>\n

There are some people who were born to follow a path and have known it their whole lives.\u00a0 Auleris is one of those people.\u00a0 Her passion for God was so strong that she knew she wanted to commit herself to serving others and serving God since before she even graduated high school.\u00a0 Her work has taken her all over India and South America before finally returning to her own country.<\/p>\n

I met Auleris at the library in the small town where I grew up.\u00a0 I noticed that she was doing a Biology paper which was due the next day and she was writing it by hand on the back of paper that already had writing on it since she had no money for even paper.\u00a0 I told her if she did not have a Biology book she could borrow mine or come to my house and do homework together.\u00a0 She said thank you and we didn't speak again for about two weeks.<\/p>\n

One cold rainy night, I heard someone calling from the gate.\u00a0 It was Auleris, completely soaked and carrying a bundle of clothes in her arms.\u00a0 She had run away from the home she was staying in.\u00a0 You see, her real home was on a farm, a two-hour walk from the school where we went.\u00a0 So from Monday to Thursday she would stay at the home of an uncle and return home on Fridays for the weekend.<\/p>\n

That rainy night her uncle had come home drunk and had tried to touch her.\u00a0 When she ran to her aunt she did what many do, and blamed the young girl, then kicked her out.\u00a0 That's how Auleris ended up at our gate.\u00a0 My mom took her in and for the rest of that school year, she stayed with us.\u00a0 The following year I literally gained a sister.<\/p>\n

Auleris had very few clothes, not wanting to carry so much from her far away home.\u00a0 Since we had school uniforms it wasn't such a big deal.\u00a0 But, one day she asked me if I could show her how to sew so perhaps she could make clothes for herself. This summer blouse was the first thing we did together.\u00a0 Her only request was that it needed to cover the arms, yet be flowy and cool under the sun.<\/p>\n

Aurelis ended up earning a scholarship to university and made it all the way to a master's degree at the University of Barcelona.\u00a0 Soon after she took her vows and went to live in Calcutta, India under Mother Teresa's guidance, rescuing girls from prostitution, teaching them reading and writing, and sewing.\u00a0 To my surprise, she told me she found another friend of mine at the nunnery — but of her, I will tell you another day.<\/p>\n

The Summer Blouse Called Auleris<\/h2>\n

This blouse has balloon shaped sleeves,<\/p>\n

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Bias tape around the neck allowing you to leave the neckline open or closed with a bow.<\/p>\n

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A boxy shape for comfort.\u00a0 I recommend using natural fiber fabrics such as silk, cotton batiste, lawn, linen, or rayon.<\/p>\n

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Materials<\/h2>\n