Most of our first week at site has been spent fixing up our somewhat derelict house. We had to add mosquito netting to our windows, fill some holes in the walls with cement, have a carpinter build us a bed for two and fix our broken sofa, and we had to paint some of the walls. We also spent a lot of time sorting through all the stuff left to us by previous generations of volunteers, much of which is very useful (like a small fridge, an electric stove, an oven, various water buckets, lots of books and a bookshelf), while some of which is more in the junk category (like old science projects, a hair dryer, various AC electrical adapters for appliance we don´t have, etc). Janet is especially exited to have the toaster oven, we have already made very successful banana bread and buttermilk biscuits. Our house is made of bricks and cement and has a corrugated tin roof, which gets very hot and when it rains it sounds like we live inside of a drum, but it keeps us mostly dry, except for just a few leaks. We have a porch, where we interact with neighborhood kids, an outdoor kitchen for our coal barbeque, a squat latine, and a shower room, which is just a room with a drain. We provide the shower with a bucket of water and a cup (which Luc calls The Splasher). We also have an indoor kitchen, when we have electricity and spare bedroom, for when you all some and visit us. Some of our doors are a little low (watch out tall people!). We also have a huge mango tree, which attracts lots of people with long sticks and tree climbers since we are in full mango season right now. There are plenty of delicious mangos for everyone. Overall, we are content with our new home and hope you will all come and stay with us!
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