30th Abril, 2014
6:52am
Plans for today include supervising the landfill leachate
collection installation and making and installing the gabion baskets.
8:00 am
How is it this for facts of life?…I ate breakfast, which was great, as all of the meals have been thus
far, I went to my room to wash up and as
I was brushing my teeth, I got that feeling in my gut…the one that is a cross
between a rumble and a scream….the one that is telling you that you need the
toilet and NOW!!!
Luckily, I was in my bathroom and could relieve myself almost
as quickly as the feeling had come on…I don’t feel really sick, just not
100%. I took some Pepto as a
pre-caution, as we have a lot to do today and we split up into 3-person
teams, so each member's contribution is vital to the sub-groups. Another member of my team is also
feeling sick, so that could pose some problems on our team. Luckily I am on the gabion basket team, which
is working at Cocepradil, so there will be a bathroom readily available, along
with my bed…and other clothes – if it gets to that. :/
Well, gotta go engineer and stuff…
JLC
10:01am
We were waiting for an hour, but Orlando didn’t come, so we
decided to go to the hardware store to buy some work gloves and to fix Gus’s
shoe (which Victor offered some super glue the other day to fix it). On the way out we ran into Orlando, I think that
the materials just arrived later than expected, so Nick went with Orlando,
while Jimmy and I went to the hardware store to get some Gatorade to replenish
lost electrolytes.
It was nice to walk
through town a bit, and get a better feel for what everyday life is like
here. We heard children from the
elementary school doing some kind of recitations and of course, saw other
people going about their day, carrying split tires or riding donkeys with loads
on the sides of the donkey’s belly.
People have all been very kind to us, staring a bit at first, and then
when we smile and say “hola”, or “Buenos dia”, they reflect the emotion. At
Cocepradil, when we are in the front waiting, people will typically come and
say hello and shake our hands. I do not know who around town all knows who we
are, or why we are here, I know some do, but it is very nice of everyone to
greet us so kindly.
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| Donkey (or horse?) with loads on sides |
The landfill project isn’t moving as planned, the operator
has yet to arrive and was supposed to be there an hour ago…gotta go…workers are
here.
JLC
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| View towards town from Cocepradil |
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