Tuesday was another wonderful day. The cold weather (for Vietnam) continued–overcast and in the 50s. We couldn’t really complain when we found out that the Habitat build in Thailand was experiencing 100 degree days.
Our team is really coming together and, more importantly, not killing each other. In the morning we finished off the front and back walls and then started on the kitchen and bathroom. Because of the humidity any permanent building uses brick and mortar–no wood! Though none of us laid brick before on Tuesday we got the hang of it and were able to make some really good progress. Along with the house we are also building great relationships with each other (bridging the West/East River divide) other volunteers and the community. We have volunteers from over 28 states and numerous countries, with a large Kiwi (New Zealand) contingent. It’s great to see and hear about all the work that Habitat does all over the world. It takes a lot to build a house, but when you got lots of people building, you can build lots of houses.
On Tuesday night we had an Affiliate Appreciation dinner. Our affiliate will be getting a nice plaque of appreciation for participating in the global village that is Habitat.
