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Project Somos First Two Houses – February 2012
Follow our progress as we build a Children's Village with earth bag construction.
On Tuesday the rains arrived right on schedule. Antolin had informed us they would begin on the 13th. They started in Tecpán on the 13th and in Chivarabal on the 14th. We all hooted with delight when they arrived. The soil is now happily soaking up the moisture and all the farmers are breathing a »Read More…
When Greg and I were back in Canada in the Fall, we had the opportunity to visit Glenlyon Norfolk Elementary School in Victoria, BC. We met with the Grade 3 class who at the time were studying architecture. We showed some slides and our video and then opened up the floor to questions. What a »Read More…
Lately we have had a few “tastes” of what is inevitably coming as a full course liquid meal. Sunny in the morning, cloudy in the afternoon and then…Bang – thunder, lightning and torrential rains. After an hour of this, the streets are like creeks, running at top speed to find the lowest point. The rainy »Read More…