Day 9

Today started off (for some of us) bright and early with a walk to the lake to get a clear view of the volcanoes. Then we went to breakfast and had some oatmeal and beans. The first half of our day was spent split up at two construction sites. Five of us went to start the building process of a brand new concrete home. The remaining ten of us went back to the house we worked on during construction on Monday. After two long hard hours of work, we returned to the Mission and ate some lunch. 

 After lunch, we went to new construction sites, again split into two groups. The first group went to a house that hadn’t really even started construction yet; however, they started the process by putting together the rebar. The group of five went to a wood house and assisted in the process of mixing concrete and putting concrete floors in. After another two hard hours of work, the groups went back to the hotel and had a good two hours of rest and shower time. Today we were the set up and clean-up crew at dinner, so we got there around 5:30pm, had some leftovers, and proceeded to go out to dessert to celebrate the departure of our beloved Sr. Dr. Professor Steven Northrup.

-Samantha and Jess