Day 4 + 5

So yesterday was tiring. Tina and I finished the stove we had started yesterday, and as Tina was sick for the second stove, I finished it with Aloi, one of the gentlemen from the community who communicated with ProPeru. That was quite an event. As it was just the two of us I had to communicate with him quite a bit, and managed to figure out ways for us to understand each other. After we finished the (friggin amazing) stove, the lady of the house served us potatoes, beans and corn, along with some crazy cheese that squeaked when you chewed it. It was extremely rubbery, as you could guess, and very salty.

The hike to the glaciers was somewhat a failure for me I think, as I ended up staying back with a few others who were not feeling up to par. It was disappointing to say the least, as I had hoped to do the long hike, and couldn't even do the short one.


<-[welcoming upon approaching the glacier]






<-[The glacier from far away]












Today was our first full day on the work site, Catrina, who was feeling less that 100% joined up with Tina and myself and created the perfect stove. like, it was actually beautiful. After that we had a quick lunch and were off to make the next stove, for a elderly woman who lived on her own. Now that one was a feat. Her Burro was very watery, and the hole for the chimney did not line up to the chimney. With quite a bit of struggling, we managed to complete the stove for her, and without stepping on any of the guinea pigs in the tiny space.
Our goal for the stoves is 60 by Monday, and our group alone finished 37. Tomorrow the other group gets to finish the stoves and we get construction. whoo.