Honduras Part 2

August 30

The second week here has been even hotter than the first. Sweating has become a full time job, starting at 8 sharp and continuing until after the sun goes down. Those of you who know me well, know I am more at home in the snow than on a beach, so needless to say its not my ideal climate.




























Regardless, things have been picking up with work. I am still doing some teaching with the kids in the kinder. I´m glad for the opportunity to work closely with them, but it is tiring work. I don´t think I could ever teach kids as a full time job.














More and more I´ve been working on a couple construction projects. One is the new Kinder being put up for the kids, so they don´t have to meet in the first floor of our house. The shell of the building has been completed, and we are working on some finishing touches, i.e. installing ceiling tiles, ceramic floor tiles, plumbing, electric wires, and windows. We also make use of the local labor to put money into the economy, not to mention the daily wage around here is like 7 bucks, so its well worth the extra pair of hands.















The other project I am working on is a bridge for one of the houses Helping Honduras Kids works with. It is essentially a grandma who runs 5 or so families of children who are orphaned or only have one parent who has to work all day. The current bridge they have is pretty bad, with kids sometimes tripping and falling into the disgusting sludge below. The new bridge will be made of concrete with hand rails and all. Additionally, it should still be functional during the flood periods when the water can rise 7 to 8 feet overnight. Below the kids are checking out our progress- a big hole in the ground.