I just looked at my finger nails and they are still dirty. I took one of the longest showers of my life tonight and yet I'm still dirty. Today was another great day at the build site but what a dirty group we were.
The thunder showers we had over the weekend continued into the early hours of this am. By the time we were on the road and heading to the village it was just raining. There was a lot of rain over the weekend which of course meant a lot of mud at the build site. By 9am I was up to my ankles in mud, my shirt and pants were soaked through but I was feeling great. We were able to pour the foundation for a home today and boy does that feel good. They started the next layer of the foundation and it should be ready for us to fill with sand/dirt/rocks tomorrow.
Tuesday--tomorrow we will be doing 'unskilled' labor. We aren't sure how much more unskilled it can get. lol. The village is having an annual religious ceremony tomorrow and the home owners won't be working with us so we were told we'd do unskilled work. It should be a good day...and a little rain would be ok again too. Keeps us cool.
It is hard to believe that we are on the downward side of the trip. By Friday we are finished and getting ready for our R&R. We work hard at the site and while it may seem like a lot of down time trust me...we are breaking our backs and working like dogs. The homeowners and Habitat are very pleased with the progress we have made...and continue to make.
I better go and get ready for supper. The team doesn't know it yet but we are heading out to a rather la te da kind of place for supper. We will certainly not be dressed for it...and hopefully they seat us downwind of the other patrons but it should be a good time.
The thunder showers we had over the weekend continued into the early hours of this am. By the time we were on the road and heading to the village it was just raining. There was a lot of rain over the weekend which of course meant a lot of mud at the build site. By 9am I was up to my ankles in mud, my shirt and pants were soaked through but I was feeling great. We were able to pour the foundation for a home today and boy does that feel good. They started the next layer of the foundation and it should be ready for us to fill with sand/dirt/rocks tomorrow.
Tuesday--tomorrow we will be doing 'unskilled' labor. We aren't sure how much more unskilled it can get. lol. The village is having an annual religious ceremony tomorrow and the home owners won't be working with us so we were told we'd do unskilled work. It should be a good day...and a little rain would be ok again too. Keeps us cool.
It is hard to believe that we are on the downward side of the trip. By Friday we are finished and getting ready for our R&R. We work hard at the site and while it may seem like a lot of down time trust me...we are breaking our backs and working like dogs. The homeowners and Habitat are very pleased with the progress we have made...and continue to make.
I better go and get ready for supper. The team doesn't know it yet but we are heading out to a rather la te da kind of place for supper. We will certainly not be dressed for it...and hopefully they seat us downwind of the other patrons but it should be a good time.
3 comments:
Hi Jennifer:
I have no doubt all of you are working hard, and are tired. I would think it's a good kind of tired though. Hope the rest of the build goes well!
Jennifer:
Who else but you could be positive and up beat when they worked in mud up to their ankles! Wow, the last week of the build. It must be hard to believe that time flew so quickly and it sounds like you have made good progress and everyone is happy with what you have accomplished. You should be very proud of yourself and selves!
Keep up the good work and the positive attitude!
Edith
Hi Jennifer,
Great to be able to say hello! Edith let me know we can now post as usual. Sounds like the trip is successful with the build and the touring. It also sounds like you have a great bunch of volunteers on your team. You mentioned you are on the down side of the trip, which is so hard to believe, I'm sure it amazes you how quickly the time has gone. It must be a very satisfying feeling when you work at the build and see how you are helping the lives of the people there. Kudos to you all!!
Can't wait to see pictures when you get back home. If they are anything like last time they will be fantastic!
The food selection sounds amazing, must be a real treat to have real Indian food!! Yummy curry!!
Lori B.
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