That's the sound that our dinner made before he was our dinner. Goats are everywhere, but they don't drink goats milk. Some people thought it tasted like beef jerky. Most of us could go for some Tex-Mex right now. None of us have gone hungry. They are very generous in the portions they serve our team.
Remember Pig Pen on Charlie Brown and the cloud of continuous dust? That's us. I feel sorry for the people that have to sit near us on the plane from Miami. We had a hard day of work and the shower at the job site (see previous posts) was almost comparable to a Westin Heavenly shower by the end of the day.
School was suppose to start today, but they delayed until tomorrow. We finished all the benches and new chalk boards. Then the fun began. We started digging a foundation. We took turns using a sledge hammer, a pick ax and shovels. We broke a few handles, but made some progress. The Haitian workers didn't like the girls helping at first with this project. After we proved ourselves by moving rocks for them, they enjoyed some good laughs when I used the sledge hammer.
That's all we are going to do all day tomorrow...dig and break up old concrete and rock. Maybe we can loose a pound since we all think we have gained weight in Haiti.
Haitian people love to ask your name and practice saying it over again. We realize that Haiti gets a lot of bad press, but I don't know if I have ever met nicer strangers. They are hard workers and eager to learn. They sit by the street lamps to read and study at night because most of them do not have electricity or running water.
We have a new appreciation for government in the US. To have utilities and sewer systems and nice roads is something we take for granted. Too often all we do is complain. I am thankful for trash pickup companies and cities that provide that service. I wish the Haitians were so lucky. Trash disposal here is either burning the trash or throwing it down the river.
We look forward to our last day of work and seeing our families soon. We will miss our new friends in Haiti.
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