The best things about having Patti as my roommate is that I got to celebrate her birthday along with her since the moment we woke up this morning, thanks to AL!! Today was by far the most monumental day for our team, IMHO. Celebrating Patti’s birthday with our family, masons and crew were unforgettable! We also saw a lot of progress on the house- you can actually see where the doors are gonna be and the walls are coming up slowly but surely. Watching our group dynamic evolve has been fascination. We all sorta got into a working groove, but work really well together when it comes to the conga-block-line! Allison adds all the rhythm we need to it! Nora has been our translator extraordinaire… and I helped out a bit, too J. I think the best thing about our experience has been getting to know each other, our masons, and our family- all gradually and simultaneously! Spending time with everyone day after day has been a great learning experience and I think we have all grown to appreciate and respect what everyone else offers to the group. Cheers to Dena and David for rounding up such a truly diverse team. The highlights of the day were two for me…the rain, simply because it was so spontaneous and a cool break for everyone and our afternoon birthday/farewell fiesta, for basically the same reason it was a cool and spontaneous break! That and..we were able to interact with our new Guatemalan “co-workers” and friends in a fun and relaxed way! Very kind words were exchanged about how this experience was new and enlightening for everyone involved, bringing us all together and “making the world a little smaller,” as Patti said. I think we really impacted our masons and it was such a treat to see them warm up to us and to finally unwind a bit.
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