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Family interviews day 8
A typical "home", just a stack of bricks with a cardboard roof
One of the moms, Gloria, celebrating
The Ibarra family
The Montellanos family
Me with the youngest Montellanos, Israel. He's a sweetheart!
Excited families getting a first glimpse of their land
Officially designating which parcels I am buying
Finalizing the decision on which parcels I am buying
The "micro" I rented to take all the families to their new neighborhood
Toasting with one of the new homeowners
Toasting with Renee, the landowner
Families waiting their turn to draw straws and find out which piece of land is their
Reyna and Luis drawing their straw
You can see the mix of excitement and happiness on Ricardo's face
After we drew straws, each family spent time looking at the blueprints to find their parcel
Those smart Bolivians remember to wear hats to block the sun. I always forget!
One of the daughters, and possibly one of the cutest kids I've ever hung out with
The Montellanos family has 4 little boys, tough guys who put in their "sweat equity" with a smile
This is the toast to you all, the supporters of the project, after I said a few words
More toasting, with a sugary papaya drink
Drink delivery to a nursing mom
The Montellanos boys clearing their land
Reyna had a smile this big the entire day, despite the crazy mid-day heat
The first group of families! 9 more to join this week!