Our third day of work at the school began at 8:30 am again this morning. We were greeted by the workers and began mixing cement. Cement is mixed by hand with sand, dry cement mix, rocks and water. We formed many assembly lines to transfer buckets of sand and water. Shovels are used to mix the ingredients together and we take turn mixing because it is very tiring. We are all impressed by the work ethic of the men of the village who we are working with on the site. The students of Banjika take care of the grounds of their school so the girls working on the classrooms is not unusual for them. Our students continue to work hard and have very good attitudes. They are working well together and all are taking on part of the work load. By the end of the day a 6" cement support beam sat on top of the outside walls.
During the time before lunch both sets of students participated in a "Building Utopia" exercise. Since so many of our students have participated in WLS programs before our students totally took the lead. They conducted the exercise themselves and engaged in meaningful conversation. Our students continue to show tremendous leadership abilities each in their own styles.
Lunch consisted of rice, beef, greens, green beans, carrots, beans, fruit, and mashed potatoes. Normal days of lunch for the Banjika students is corn, beans and beef. On Wednesday's they have rice, beans and beef.
Work ended at 3:00 pm today and each student walked home with their Banjika friend. They will spend the night at their house tonight and tomorrow night to truly experience village life.
Greg Eubanks
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