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Passing the Bucket

You can see the forms for the support beams that were poured….

Brad’s a Mess!

Concrete is such a neat and tidy project!

Day 3 – Hi Ho, Hi Ho

It’s off to work we go… Today we learned that at least some of the kids here get up at 4 AM. And then they use the cool of darkness to clean the courtyard and begin preparing for breakfast. This appears to include rolling noisy carts past our open bedroom windows…..but this is another one of those reality check things. The kids leave for school at 7. In order to get 54 of them fed, the breakfast bell rings at six. In order to cook all of that food, they have to start preparing at five. And the morning chores […]

Fabricating Window Protection

Tying Re-bar