I haven't been able to update the blog for a couple days - yesterday I was just too darn tired, and the day before I got to the internet cafe too late.
Trying to summarize these past two days will be difficult - it has been an incredible experience. We come to the village as the unskilled labor, so while the Mayans are building the school - getting everything level and putting the walls in place - we're moving dirt. And we're all loving it!
So when we were planning on coming down here, we were only focused on the school - and we have made that happen even if our part of construction is limited. But so far, we have leveled the earth to create the foundation for five families. The feeling of having a direct impact on those five families is indescribable.
Highpoints of today included working side-by-side with the Mayans whose houses we're helping build and a spontaneous photo-shoot of a hoard of teenage girls who all wanted their photo taken. Since I brought a portable printer, I was able to directly give them their photos. :)
Love the updates, love the photos. So great your work is taking you beyond the school and into helping with foundation-building! So great that you were able to do a spontaneous photo shoot!
ReplyDeleteTake care of yourselves and don't forget to breathe!
Ann