So today was my first real
day of work...and yes I am more tired than yesterday. I worked on one of the walls in Pepe's house, he knows Kellan, Yacarely, and Megan and was first in line for the 4-walls project. We talked for a little and took a look at his adobe wall, ready to fall apart with barely a shove. We all started with the wooden planks and then shoved the adobe outside of the house! There happens to be a wasp nest close to the roof. Megan also helped us with the wall, and translating what Pepe and his brother said. Ana, a girl of maybe 13 years old was around with some younger kids and she could tell what kind of music I liked so she put on some salsa and Calle Trece. At noon I took an hour break and ate like a dog. I also had a long conversation with Alida's
grand-nephew, it was really hard to understand him, especially since I couldn't explain why I didn't know what he was talking about. Work from 1-4 went much faster. Thank God that this wall is on the north side of the house or else I would have burned up to a crisp in the sun. Me and Megan worked on cutting wire and bending metal into squares to make a mid-wall foundation. It will go in the wall for support, after we pile 5 feet of cemented bricks in the ground. That will start tomorrow. Conversation with Pepe and his brother was interesting, we talked about political parties in Nicaragua and USA, the WTC, the Jamaican Olympic star
Hussein Bolt, and how me and Pepe are still trying to find the right girl to name a few things. I was so exhausted after work that I ate my food in a new record. Afterwards at the office me and Meredith were briefed by Yacarely for our first English lesson tomorrow and we read examples of past lesson plans. I'm a little nervous about that tomorrow because I don't know what to expect from the students but then again they are novices at English and looking to be taught. Upon returning to my host-family's house I saw Osbaldo and Alida in the back watering plants and playing with the dog Oso, which is trained completely different from an American dog. It was hilarious when the dog disobeyed Alida because she took out a bullwhip and smacked the air, immediately sending Oso back to the backyard. I am so tired that I must rest up for my day tomorrow, hopefully the calluses on my hands will go away by then. (A before and after picture of the wall we are working on. And Oso the crazy dog that attacks feet!)
day of work...and yes I am more tired than yesterday. I worked on one of the walls in Pepe's house, he knows Kellan, Yacarely, and Megan and was first in line for the 4-walls project. We talked for a little and took a look at his adobe wall, ready to fall apart with barely a shove. We all started with the wooden planks and then shoved the adobe outside of the house! There happens to be a wasp nest close to the roof. Megan also helped us with the wall, and translating what Pepe and his brother said. Ana, a girl of maybe 13 years old was around with some younger kids and she could tell what kind of music I liked so she put on some salsa and Calle Trece. At noon I took an hour break and ate like a dog. I also had a long conversation with Alida's 
grand-nephew, it was really hard to understand him, especially since I couldn't explain why I didn't know what he was talking about. Work from 1-4 went much faster. Thank God that this wall is on the north side of the house or else I would have burned up to a crisp in the sun. Me and Megan worked on cutting wire and bending metal into squares to make a mid-wall foundation. It will go in the wall for support, after we pile 5 feet of cemented bricks in the ground. That will start tomorrow. Conversation with Pepe and his brother was interesting, we talked about political parties in Nicaragua and USA, the WTC, the Jamaican Olympic star
Hussein Bolt, and how me and Pepe are still trying to find the right girl to name a few things. I was so exhausted after work that I ate my food in a new record. Afterwards at the office me and Meredith were briefed by Yacarely for our first English lesson tomorrow and we read examples of past lesson plans. I'm a little nervous about that tomorrow because I don't know what to expect from the students but then again they are novices at English and looking to be taught. Upon returning to my host-family's house I saw Osbaldo and Alida in the back watering plants and playing with the dog Oso, which is trained completely different from an American dog. It was hilarious when the dog disobeyed Alida because she took out a bullwhip and smacked the air, immediately sending Oso back to the backyard. I am so tired that I must rest up for my day tomorrow, hopefully the calluses on my hands will go away by then. (A before and after picture of the wall we are working on. And Oso the crazy dog that attacks feet!)
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