We are delighted to report that we had a full week of teaching. Tuesday night it poured hard for about 20 minutes and we thought we'd be doomed for Wednesday, but there was time for the water to drain off the roads. We didn't miss a beat.
Repairs:
We still don't know for sure, but it's looking more and more like the senior missionaries serving here will be living in the old house for the next five years or more. The house is in pretty good shape now, but we're still trying to keep mold crystals from growing in one of the big rooms we use for teaching. Our latest trick was to re-cement over some of the bad spots, but after 10 days, the repaired places didn't form the hard dry surface that we need.
So, we ran wide strips of repair tape over the bad sections. We love this stuff which America has no substitute for. You simply roll- it- out where you want it and paint over it. The paint acts like glue and sticks it down flat making the surface below impervious to water and thus mold crystals. So far, so good. There are a few places we thought we could just paint over since there was minimal mold crystals, but it didn't work. We plan to buy more repair tape and bury a few more spots.
Staring cows:
We got a better picture of the staring cows. It's rather un-nerving when 30-40 cows are all glaring you down as you perform your job of opening and closing gates. Can't someone teach them some manners? :)
On day, we watched gauchos roping calves away from their mothers. Some mothers are very protective of their young and the gauchos have quite the challenge. We didn't want to get too close and disturb the process so you can't see much....sorry!
Los Perales:
The chicas are at it again. This time, we made patterns for adult winter wear.
Vero finished a poncho for her 10 year old daughter last week.
Finally:
The road to the school has finally been repaired. The metal strip you see below is holding the road up.
One side of the road still needs repair so you can see the drop off. Several times, the road was damp and we could feel ourselves slipping off the road.
This is what we would have landed in.
This metal strip marks the drop- off but can't do much to keep a truck on the road.
Hopefully, the government will use this strip to repair the still hazardous side. Anyway, we're hoping that is why it was left at the sight.
Patience is a quality which we practice almost every day.
On day, we watched gauchos roping calves away from their mothers. Some mothers are very protective of their young and the gauchos have quite the challenge. We didn't want to get too close and disturb the process so you can't see much....sorry!
Los Perales:
The chicas are at it again. This time, we made patterns for adult winter wear.
Vero finished a poncho for her 10 year old daughter last week.
Finally:
The road to the school has finally been repaired. The metal strip you see below is holding the road up.
One side of the road still needs repair so you can see the drop off. Several times, the road was damp and we could feel ourselves slipping off the road.
This is what we would have landed in.
This metal strip marks the drop- off but can't do much to keep a truck on the road.
Hopefully, the government will use this strip to repair the still hazardous side. Anyway, we're hoping that is why it was left at the sight.
Patience is a quality which we practice almost every day.
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