Day 2 and Day 3 - Laying Block

The past couple of days have been all about laying the concrete blocks. 5 rows on Tuesday and another 5 on Wednesday. The builders put the block down and check that the rows are level and plumb, and we volunteers pack the cement in between. We also mixed concrete and poured it into the holes in the rebar where the rebar sticks through. It´s starting to look like a house! Remarkably, it hasn´t rained once. 3 days of building to go.


We almost got little Yosselin (left in photo) to come over to us (tiene miedo!). She will take candy from our hands but she won´t come close otherwise.


We are tired and sore at night but we did have go out for a lovely dinner with Joe last night at a cafe with a French name. We all had cheeseburgers, but to keep with the French theme, Annie and I grabbed a nutella crepe on the way home.