Today (Feb 13) we finish day five working on the houses. We completely finished house number two and prepped house number 3. We have half of this house plastered and the floor is ready to pour the concrete. Tomorrow our goal is to pour the concrete and plaster the ceiling and walls. This we will be our last day working in Tajmas and we would like to get as mush done as possible. For the most part we are all well. Some are sleeping better than others. Some are enjoying the church bells more than others. The bells go off every 15 minutes with a long and rather “melodious song” at 6:30 am. Those fortunate enough to be sleeping on the right side of the hotel don’t here a thing. No so fortunate for the others.

Tonight after supper we spent time in the square. You have to imagine that the square is full of people and there are 7 gringos trying to learn how to tie an aquayo (blanket that the locals women use to carry theire baby’s. I cannot image what the people were thinking but everyone was having a good time.

Yesterday we celebrated another birthday. Curt turned older and we have a special cake, which was quite a nice change from our regular diet in Mizque. We have bread and jam everyday for breakfast and fries, rice and a thin “steak” for lunch and supper everyday. I am beginning to understand in a very small way how the Israelites felt about mana.