Hello everyone,
Things continue to go well here in Honduras. We've made some excellent progress on the house and it appears that we may actually be putting the roof on early next week! Our progress is not only a testament to the hard work we've been doing but also to the great team Jennifer and David have put together. Our group is made up of wonderful people and as the days pass we continue to grow closer. Nothing brings strangers together quite like a healthy mix of sarcasm and practical jokes.
Erin made huge advances for the feminist movement by being the first female to lay bricks in Honduras. Julio, our bricklayer, seemed reluctant at first but conceded after seeing how badly Troy - or Troyolando (Sergio) as we call him - was doing. Breaking the gender barrier will no doubt mean that Troy will be washing a lot more dishes when they get home.
Things continue to go well here in Honduras. We've made some excellent progress on the house and it appears that we may actually be putting the roof on early next week! Our progress is not only a testament to the hard work we've been doing but also to the great team Jennifer and David have put together. Our group is made up of wonderful people and as the days pass we continue to grow closer. Nothing brings strangers together quite like a healthy mix of sarcasm and practical jokes.
Erin made huge advances for the feminist movement by being the first female to lay bricks in Honduras. Julio, our bricklayer, seemed reluctant at first but conceded after seeing how badly Troy - or Troyolando (Sergio) as we call him - was doing. Breaking the gender barrier will no doubt mean that Troy will be washing a lot more dishes when they get home.
Displayed her artistic side, Amanda creating a lovely mosaic-like tile for Alma and her family consisting of all the raw materials we’ve been using on the house. She also has an uncanny knack of recruiting men in the community and has collected several phone numbers from eligible suiters. I can’t disclose anything more than that because what happens in Honduras stays in Honduras (though I could be persuaded with Lempiras $.)
We had the opportunity to attend a wonderful service at Julio’s church on Thursday night. Despite our various beliefs none of us could escape the feeling of love and community that the people of Santa Cruz have shared with us. It was also amazing to see Bert (or Lamberto as we call him) connecting with the children, though at times we don’t know if they love him or fear him.
In traditional fashion the evening ended with our group on the terrace commisserating on the day’s events. As a group we share a deep commitment to the local economy which we display by purchasing (and drinking) multiple rounds of cervases (beers) before heading to bed and resting for another fun-filled day.
Anthony (or Antonio as we call him)
3 comments:
Hola everybody and a special hello to Troyolando and Erinita,
I am thoroughly enjoying reading all of your informative, funny, and heartwarming updates!! You sound like a wonderful group of people who are doing an amazing job....I bet you're surprising yourselves with all you've been accomplishing, while having a grand time teasing and having a lot of laughs. On that note, I bet Erinita was the first one to get a needle in the butt as she tends to have a lot of those kind of firsts, as well as showing off her newly acquired brick laying skills! You should also ask Troyolando if he's managing to keep up his marathon training after a hard day of physical labour followed by several cervezas !! Keep those updates coming ....you do yourselves proud. You're the best!!!
Edith
Hey Everyone...and Troy and Erin!
The house is coming along great! You should all be so proud of yourselves. We were just looking at the pictures and Liam could find both of you in the group shot and he is very impressed with the "castle" you are building! I can't wait to see the pictures when you get back!!
Love,
Jennifer and LIAM (he typed that himself!)
Amanda!! You are wearing our t-shirt in the picture! How symbolic - because of course you know that the three of us are always with you cheering you on in your good work! I'm so glad you gave us the blog website, it's great to have more of a description of what you are doing. Love you - keep having fun, being safe, and doing good. xoxo. all the best. love, ali
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