We apologize for not blogging yesterday. But some of Jacal was without power for most of the day and the internet cafes happen to be on the grid that was without power. We had power at the hotel, but no internet. Then around 1:00 a.m. the power in the hotel went out. It was so peaceful. Then around 3:00 it came back on and it looks like the elctrical problems around town have been fixed.
So yesterday we spent our day back at the Habitat house shoveling and dumping buckets of dirt for the floor in the other bedroom. Some of us mixed concrete and poured it down the walls. We also made an attempt to tie u hooks onto rebar with wire. Kind of tricky, but we gave it a go. The house is coming along nicely and although there is a lot that needs to be done on the inside yet, the outside structure is almost done!
After dinner, Kristina from the Peace Corp, lead us on a walk to her house in the dark with only flashlights and headlights from passing cars helping us see where we were going. Kristina has a studio apartment in Jacal that is cheerfully decorated. It was nice of her to open her door to us. Kristina will be leaving the Peace Corp in a couple of months.
Once we returned to the hotel, we sat around the table and ate fresh mangos from Mexico that Johanna had prepared for us and microwave popcorn that took about 15 minutes to pop in the microwave. Johanna cooked the mangos in a sweet nutmeg sauce. Mangos from Mexico can make people sick if not prepared this way. You are not supposed to eat them "raw". So we had a wonderful night sitting around the table talking about our day and laughing.
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