This week I had the privilege of working with a group of 5 people from Hope Christian Church. It's really hard to build a full Amor house with only 5, so we went around Tijuana finishing some houses that were not completed by the group first assigned to them. We finished the stucco on 3 houses, but we also worked on a house that needed a lot more. With help from Miguel, the father, we managed to put up tar paper, chicken wire, windows, and a first coat of stucco in 2 days. Miguel had 3 sons: Angel, David, and another whose name sounded like "Mayo". David took about 14 pictures with my disposable camera, so I'm interested to see how those turn out.
This was the best week of my summer so far, and when I try to explain why, I think of the relationships I was able to build this week. Because I worked with such a small group, I was able to become just another fellow worker, and I came to know the group members very well as a result. And because my Spanish was among the best in my group, I was forced to interact with the family and kids more than I usually do or usually am comfortable doing. So it was a week of stretching and growing and being uncomfortable, but in the end I had a blast and cannot wait for my group this week.
And now for something completely different, a picture of a real live luchador that we saw when we sent to the fight a couple of weeks ago. Sorry I don't have any pictures of things currently going on, but if you look closely, you can see the elbows of 2 interns. I have to go - have a great day!
This was the best week of my summer so far, and when I try to explain why, I think of the relationships I was able to build this week. Because I worked with such a small group, I was able to become just another fellow worker, and I came to know the group members very well as a result. And because my Spanish was among the best in my group, I was forced to interact with the family and kids more than I usually do or usually am comfortable doing. So it was a week of stretching and growing and being uncomfortable, but in the end I had a blast and cannot wait for my group this week.
And now for something completely different, a picture of a real live luchador that we saw when we sent to the fight a couple of weeks ago. Sorry I don't have any pictures of things currently going on, but if you look closely, you can see the elbows of 2 interns. I have to go - have a great day!Adios,
