by Nicola Walls
20. November 2009 19:00
Hola
We are settling into a routine now for our build days.
The group leaves the hotel at 9am for La Mantanza where we are split into smaller groups for tasks.
I now must be regarded as a master bricklayer as I was re-assigned to spend the day at Tito’s house continuing in building his bathroom walls. Our small group – Rob, Julia and myself - managed to build another 3 courses, with Habitat volunteer Trevor offering translations. We did have time to spend with the family over a shared lunch and some tango and salsa dance demonstrations!
Unfortunately Brian had the camera so I was unable to take any photos of our progress, nor indeed of the ‘Sol du Pan’ – an amazing solar oven, which looks like a space satellite but captures the sun to heat up an oven which we were taken to see this afternoon. This is a local enterprise which is used to bake cakes and bread. We were all given a little cake which looks delicious and will probably not survive the evening!
Brian was off in another team – this morning more last minute painting at the community centre, and at Ramones house this afternoon – digging a hole for a column footing and cutting wire for reinforcement ties. He is becoming a skilled concreter (if such a word exists). The team’s efforts were working towards a bedroom extension to a small house currently housing Ramone’s extended family of 9.
We will try and post a blog tomorrow but can’t promise as there is the inauguration of the community centre in the afternoon – hopefully a good party – and we are off to Confiteria Ideal for tango in the evening – muy bueno!
Hasta leugo
See Day 6 in pictures
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