Wow! After two full days and an hour, Grant, Mario and I finished our first chicken coop. It isn't a five star hotel, but it beats having nothing, and I bet the chickens won't mind. The past couple of days have been very interesting. For the weekend we went down the very large hill to the more urban town of Antigua. There were many marketplaces and hundreds of different stalls, each with their own special thing to offer. Don't worry mom, I didn't spend all of my money, I saved some to buy you some coffee.
Church yesterday was a different, but very entertaining. Everyone in the whole church would clap for the entire 13 minute songs. The marimba definitely added a different appeal to the music, and although we had no idea what the words were for the songs the atmosphere of praise was exuberant. It is cool to see how much the people of the community praise even though they have almost nothing. I can't imagine how I would be if I, or anyone else from North American culture were stuck in the same situation as them. Many with no clean water to drink, and barely enough money to buy beans and rice for their family. Their love for got is amazing.
The plan for the next 2 days is to go around and immunize animals on Tuesday, and on Wednesday, we get another special treat. We get to castrate a 200lb pig. don't you just love it! we are trying to convince Tim to come along for that one and take some pictures so you guys can get the whole castration experience. Wish us luck!!
~Brain
No comments:
Post a Comment