Rhys ’25 provides an update on house building and relationship building.
We spent the morning removing all the nails from the wood. I thought it was very interesting that everything on the construction site is reused and recycled. We then carried the wood and loaded it into a pickup truck. Four other students and I took a ride to Jose’s house. I was amazed by the landscape and the view of the mountains along the way. Throughout our journey, we spotted many animals along the way, including chickens, horses, cows, goats, cats, and dogs. Later on, I was working on the floor of one of the rooms, and it was very strenuous but also a necessary step before we pour the flooring tomorrow. My favorite part of the day was when we were filling up the septic system with rocks. I enjoyed loading up the rocks with some of the local kids. I definitely think I got to know some of the local kids a lot more this afternoon, and they even gave me the nickname “el fuerzaron” or “strongman”. By the end of the day we made a lot of progress on the septic system, setting us up to be done by the end of the week. Overall, it was a great day and we got a lot of work done!
-Rhys ’25