From Tyler: Bonswa!

Bonswa! Our past two days have gone very well.  Today we put in a full day of work and completed a topographic survey of a new piece of land purchased by OFCB (the school/church where we are staying).  This plot is adjacent to the site of the future medical clinic being built by the EWB san fran professionals, and should allow some more opportunities in their clinic design as well as the future possibility of expansion. 
 
As usual, our meals have been fantastic on this trip.  Yesterday for lunch we had an awesome new dish that looked like cooked spinach or collard greens.  I think they said it was fried ocra.  And paired with rice and refried beans it made for quite a yummy lunch.
 
With there being no running water, it’s becoming a ritual to go down to the river and swim after dinner each night.  After a sweaty day in the heat, it’s a pretty refreshing way to cool off and clean up.  Yesterday when we were there, one of the locals even showed us the best way to wash our clothes on the rocks—they’ve developed some impressive techniques for it! 
 
Au revoir for now!
 
-Tyler