Planes, Parades and Plenty of Feasts
20 Aug 2019
We had a plane fly our material in so we were able to start casing wells! … More Planes, Parades and Plenty of Feasts
Tag: development
“We have come for the Engineer”
6 Aug 2019
After way too long in various planes and a few nights sleeping along the way, I’m happy to finally be in Kiriwa! … More “We have come for the Engineer”
Lovely’s Goats
22 Jun 2017
Lovely had 5 goats in her herd. Now she has 4, but it’s for a good reason … More Lovely’s Goats
No Sharks in Shark Hole
11 May 2017
A special team worked together on the well in Buena Esperanza! … More No Sharks in Shark Hole
Tiger Island
8 May 2017
We went to Isla Tigre, where most of Simon’s family lives. Tigers? No, but we did spot a little orange kitten … More Tiger Island
Home for the Holidays
23 Dec 2016
I’m home from Haiti. In short, the borehole well is still a work-in-progress. We partnered with an organization, Water4Haiti, that has an LS200 rotary drill, however the drill needed a part repaired Stateside. One of our teammates, Edward, took the part for repair in Texas (his home State) while the rest of us also returned … More Home for the Holidays
One step forward, two steps back
9 Dec 2016
I’ve mentioned before that for manual drilling, Haiti is extremely difficult. Even though it is hard (and has a history of blocking my efforts with the rocks that make up most of the country’s subsurface), it doesn’t mean I’ll stop trying different methods and supporting different teams with drilling here in Haiti. This time, … More One step forward, two steps back
Drilling in Chiduba (part 2)
29 Nov 2016
In my last post, “Drilling in Chiluba (Part 1)”, I mentioned that my next post would demonstrate the pumps we built, however I still don’t have many photos, so I can just show a couple shots from when we were testing the pumps. I haven’t been able to retrieve photos from my “mostly dead” phone … More Drilling in Chiduba (part 2)
2015 Review
24 Dec 2015
I am so excited to announce that WE REACHED OUR FUNDING GOAL for the “Gift a Goat & More” campaign! Thank you all for supporting and sharing the fundraiser with your friends and family! As I am preparing for my 2016 projects, I realized that I almost forgot to highlight what we have accomplished together in … More 2015 Review
Helping Hands
20 Oct 2015
It has been two weeks since I arrived in Bastimentos, Panama and it has been packed full of good (muddy) work. I always feel a little anxious when I am working here with the Ngobe villages. Their culture is so much different then the communities I work with in Haiti, El Salvador and Guatemala. It’s … More Helping Hands
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