Building Banos

This past week a medical brigade from the states came in to provide medical treatment for the people of Duyure. During this time the inturns were pulled off their regular assignments to help with the brigade. The inturns who are here for a medical purpose got to sit in with the doctors and the inturns who are able to speak spanish translated for those who needed it. That left me in a group by myself since I am neither here for a medical purpose or am able to speak spanish. However there were a group of people who came with the medical brigade who came down to build outhouses for the rural community that lives in the mountins outside of Duyure. This was a great experience for me since I was able to take a break from my regular rutine and was able to do some hard work. Building outhouses in the mountins consists of building walls and then hauling them up steep mountin sides. Before putting the walls up however you must pour a concreate slab over the top of the 12 foot deep hole in the ground. The cement mix and gravel must also be hauled up the mountin side. Building the outhouses was hard work, but it was great to be able to work outside for the week, and to be able to provide a service for the people who live up their.
DAVID