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Jan. 20, 2012

courtesy Montemorelos University

Jasson Hernandez, a third year communication student at Montemorelos University in Mexico, warms up with his puppet Lucas before taping the weekly television program Lucanata. The new program began taping last month and depicts Lucas and another puppet named Nata studying the Bible, cooking and learning new skills.

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