Though our days are increadibly long here, it feels as though time is flying by. Since the last blog post a lot has happend. Construction on the clinic should be completed by June 9th, leaving only the solar to be completed. Every day the number of workers at the sight increases. Women are constantly bringing water, on their heads of course, to mix concrete. Children help carry blocks. Men are everywhere laying block, mixing concrete, and doing carpentry work. It is chaos.
We have had great expiriences since we have arrived. Jessica and I both have tried our hand at carrying water on our heads. It is much more difficult than it looks. Connor has been touring the town on a moto (motorcycle) with his guide Razaak while they fix broken bore holes. Bryce has been working hard to fill Johns managerial shoes now that John has arrived back to the U.S. It has been a lot of work, but a lot of fun too.
Everything is so different here from anything I have expirienced in the U.S. We were able to enter a family compound the other day and see what it is really like to live in Yua. When I entered the compound I had the sense that I had stepped back in time, like some Anasazi village or something. Everything is made of a sort of mud adobe material. There are traditional rooms such as the womens room lining a large courtyard where I believe the families spend most of their time. We were shown the huge stone table where the women grind their millet into powder. It was truly amazing.
The heat and humidity is effecting the entire team. We are going through a ton of bottled water. Yesterday we were told it was 109 degrees with 80% humidity. Every night we hope it will rain to cool things down a bit. When it does rain the storms are these huge impressive thunderheads that light up the sky with lightning. This truly is the expirience of a lifetime.
-Kate Dorrell
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