We got moving and out the door at a decent time this morning! Today we were finishing up some of the leftover work. We also started on the retaining wall and the shelves for the tienda. Ron and Dylan mostly tackled the demolition of the roots of a tree that was right in the way of where we wanted to put the wall. They also began building the wall with the help of Chema towards the end of the day.
While clearing it out we met a little friend (which we later found out was poisonous... But don't worry, everyone who handled it had gloves on.)
Mary Lou finished up waterproofing the outside walls of the home and also did the waterproofing of the windows.
Jon (Mono) and Chema worked on the rebar so that we could pour more cement columns for the retaining wall.
Team Carpentry (for the building of the tienda's shelves) consisted of Derek, Anna-Marie, Missy, and I! We hit a few road bumps but with teamwork and ingenuity we overcame them and started to get on a roll until the storm clouds rolled in and rained on our progress.
Overall, another successfull day. Today was originally going to be the last site day but our plans for helping with a bible lesson at a school were foiled since tomorrow is Guatemala's Labor Day and schools are closed. However, the team is very exited that this will hopefully enable us to get some other projects completed at the Maria's before we go. Today was also a bit sad as it was our last day getting to work with Chema. He truly was an amazing man to work with and watch. He was so knowledgable and hardworking. Definitely a testimate to why everyone should respect their elders!
More tomorrow! Time for showers and dinner... And possibly Dice! ;)
Juegos de dados Wow ;)
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