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Winnie shovelling dirt and STILL smiling!
The crooked rows of bricks behind me are mine
I wear as much cement as I fill most days
Luis, one of the dads, happy as we finish his roof
Winnie and me relaxing after finishing a roof, about to start a new one
Brian and Winnie managed to stay clean, but I look like I am rolling in cement after 2 roofs
Perhaps the best meal I've had in Bolvia- the family prepared a chicken in the new kitchen
These 2 old guys are unstoppable workers. The guy on the right is my partner in lifting cement
Brian and Winnie getting a great plate of food from the new homeowner, Luis
Ricardo, a new homeowner, helping lift cement to Winnie
Winnie on the roof, taking a brief break
Brian doing one of the hardest jobs-- shovelling rocks
Brian taking a breather, literally, given the 6000 foot altitude
Luis, one of the dads, happy as we get close to finishing his roof
Ricardo inspects the results!
Me lifting buckets of cement on the scaffolding
Drinking the offering to "Pachamama" of wine
Gloria and Reyna, two of the moms, relaxing after lunch
Finished! Celebrating with the family, once again I win the dirty award
My hard workers, Brian and Winnie, with one of the moms, Gloria
One of the families I am closest to, and that I've helped the most, sharing lunch with me
I'm listening to Celso but about to fall over onto the ground exhausted
Amy Day 1, lifting heavy wheelbarrows of rocks and dirt to fill an uneven room
Lisa and me digging up dirt and rocks to fill the uneven floors in Cochabamba
Laura and an admirer, one of the workers on the build
Lisa, Kat, Ryan and some local kids
Kat carrying loads of rocks for the 3rd straight day!
The crew! The dad for the family is on the far right
Ryan and Chris getting a lesson in rebar column construction
Day 4, almost done with the walls and ready for the roof!
The model of the home in Cochabamba
Myra with the kids of the family, Jhon and Yoselin
Chris, Myra, and me with the kids
Kat and the grandmother of the house, in the kitchen
The final product-- finished walls, finished levelling the floors, and the roof is prepped!
Myra helping fill the cement beams for the roof
Laura and me taking a merengue break!
Lisa with our adopted pet, Hungry Dog, who shadowed her every move
The Stanford business school crew after a week of hard work!
The minister and head of the board of Habitat Bolivia giving Chris a gift
Brian receiving a gift from the mother of the house, Tania
Laura and Ryan sporting some tight biceps after the week of work
Here you can see the completed walls and prepped roof, and Laura's admirer!
The GSBers again!
As part of the inauguration, the family hosted a traditional dance
The proud parents, toasting our work
Lisa and Laura relaxing
Me, dancing with Yoselin before the inauguration
With the kids, before we left
I'm not a big cryer, but Jhon's hugs definitely make me tear up