Monday has come and gone and body did it wear us out. That morning we quickly got to work, and Boss Tom (as opposed to Black Hills Tom) split us into two crews: front wall and back wall. Dave Moore was put on the front wall, while Tom, Nlya, Marie and I got the back wall. Though none of us had mortared before, we had plenty of opportunity to learn, cause we had lots and lots of bricks to slap together. We overcame challenges, like keeping a window upright while laying brick for an hour (thanks Pat!) and dealing with some mis-shapened bricks. We also had loads of fun, getting to know the folks in our house and people at the other sites. And to top it all off, we were on course after the first day. Not too bad.
That evening we headed to dinner at an hotel in town. In an example of cultural differences, our bus driver got lost, so he stopped to aske a taxi driver where to go, and instead of giving directions the taxi driver just jumped on board. The dinner was seafood all the way (no reason to take of the shrimp head or the chicken head for that matter), so Nyla and Marie went a little hungary. Nevertheless, a good experience. After dinner, bed, we were exhausted!
