Home and Away and Home and Away
19 Sep 2019
I don’t think I have caught up on sleep yet…and here I go again.
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Tag: hydromissions
“You must have been running”
29 Aug 2019
I had been waiting to get to Setavi and see how the men did with different soils and working mostly without guidance (although I made suggestions and gave ideas, I allowed them to find the solutions). They did SO WELL… … More “You must have been running”
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
The drilling continues…
15 Aug 2019
Some fun training exercises and two more boreholes … More The drilling continues…
Papua New Guinea!
27 Jul 2019
Six flights, four nights and then I’ll be in Papua New Guinea… … More Papua New Guinea!
11-days of AWESOMENESS!
12 Apr 2017
11 insanely busy, yet fun and productive days with the team from Washington! … More 11-days of AWESOMENESS!
5 Awesome Volunteers!
24 May 2016
One of the first projects in Panama was to check out a new community called Dejada for a potential rain catchment system. Dejada was described as being near another community that I thought was called “Charcoal.” It sounded like “Charcoal” or “Sharcoal,” but it was neither. It was called “Shark Hole.” I am not joking- I felt a … More 5 Awesome Volunteers!
I didn’t want to write about Nepal…
30 Apr 2015
Instead, I wanted to just share quirky, silly bits about my projects here in Panama. Maybe share how I have been emotionally defeated by a table saw (I’ve tried to work with it- multiple times- but it scares me so I use other tools to avoid it!) or how it is so hot that my … More I didn’t want to write about Nepal…
Rock the vote! (El Salvador edition)
2 Mar 2015
I washed my hair last night, which is a difficult task! I did that because today is special. Today is the day everyone goes down to town to vote. We all got up early, men shined their shoes and women washed their feet off. Babies were either brought along or left with older siblings. The … More Rock the vote! (El Salvador edition)
The Dinner Snatcher
2 Mar 2015
On Sunday evenings, before church, women in the community fry pasteles over an open fire in an area behind the church and sell them. They are corn tortillas stuffed with potatoes and I have become very attached to getting them every Sunday night. It costs a quarter for 6. This past Sunday evening, the ladies got … More The Dinner Snatcher
