Mwen Vle Manje Manje

Whats new........not too much. Last time i wrote i had just gotten back from the South, so i have been re-adjusting to life in the big city. School is ending for break on Friday, so it has mostly been exam prep then exams for the students, leaving myself mostly useless. I have been spending a lot of time playing basketball and just hanging out with the kids in my community. That is part of my project too! ha, being a good example.

We have been preparing for the arrival of 80 bio-sand water filters. I have a colmado-turned-storage room right next to me that the owner graciously is allowing us to use. Unfortunately, it is literally covered in dog and rat poop, not to mention all of the personal belongings of the owner. Here is what it looked like before we cleaned her up!



We strapped on a pair of industrial strength black gloves and in 2 days converted this crap hole into a sanitized storage room for 80 water filter materials.



Quite impressive.....i know. Pictures don't even do it justice. Let me to my own horn for a bit. Josiel was a huge help too! We shoveled at least 5 pounds of hardened animal excrement into trash bags. We battled various types of mold and killed over 50 cockroaches and spiders that had made homes there, along with a mystery species of ant that i have been meaning to call someone about....... We created space where space could not possibly have been created. In other words, we rocked that storage room! YEa, this is what my service has come down to, haha.

Anyways, other than that the only new development is that we are in contact with a local orphanage that wants us to come in and do some stuff with the kids. They live in this huge mansion owned by a drug dealer who was killed so the government ceded the property to this organization. There are about 15 kids ages 8-17. Kind of reminds me of the Carpenter House a little bit (Mom). Honestly, these guys are a little better off than Carpenter was originally. So, on the 29th we are hoping to do a big interchange with my class in the community and the kids at the orphanage. We will bus ourselves in and spend the afternoon playing field activities and just spending time with the kids. My class is really excited about it, and im sure the orphans are too.

Well, that is about it. Not too exciting. I am also house sitting for the HUB for a few nights while the owners are in the US. I just have to check guests in and make sure they know the rules and field any questions....and make coffee, ha. It is a pretty sweet little break and i get 24-hour luz and water. Not too bad.

Thats it for now. hasta luego