Back from Argentina, Building a House

02-26-10
The Argentines wore me out. Seriously, they will go out to dinner
with their family at midnight and come home at 2 or 3 am. We caught
an early bus one day and at 6 am and people were still sitting at
restaurants, having DINNER! Craziness. But I had a great trip.
Highlights include the Buenos Aires zoo, the botanical gardens, the
art museum, seeing a movie in English, eating good beef and wine, a
day at the museum in La Plata, meeting up with some cool Couch
Surfers, and a day at the beach (a cold day) in Mar de Plata. I think
we spent most of the time on a bus, but it was worth it. We stayed in
hostels and with couch surfers so it wasn't too expensive. I went
with another Volunteer who is leaving Paraguay soon and she took lots
of pictures so I will try to steal them from her before she leaves and
post them online.
I am back in site now and have been working on my future house. It
probably isn't the best thing that this late in my service I am
spending time working on a house, but whatever. We cut down 3 or 4
trees to make the posts, beams, and joists. The entire thing is being
made with a chainsaw. We mark lines on the trunk with a piece of
string soaked in black oil and the chansaw guy cuts the boards like he
were using a circular saw. Today we finished cutting all the wood and
Monday we will start lugging it all out to the site in an ox cart and
digging holes to set the posts. Hopefully it will be done in a week
or so and I can move in sometime in March.
It has been cool the past couple of days so hopefully the heat is done
with for the Summer. It was a hot one.
I guess that is all for now. Sounds like it has been a rough Winter
up there for y'all. Hopefully things will warm up soon. Hope to hear
from you soon! Peace!

Quick update (March 5) - house is coming along. Ill try to send pics
soon. Should be able to move in by the end of next week hopefully as
long as it doesnt rain.