August 7- Ddegeya

Hey everyone!

We've made some amazing progress on all sides of our project since my last post. The clinic's wiring is close to complete for the solar panels- conduit is up in the ceiling (I can't wait to show people pictures of that process!- lots of boys up on very tall ladders), sand is halfway sifted, and partway washed for our filters, a TIN for the clinic has been acquired (so we should be able to get at least one of the crates through soon), and we're all having a great time.

It's been fun having both Michael (our mentor) and Alan (a Makerere student) added to our team, and many hands has made the work go by much faster. We've been having some adventures clearing out wells- Marisa pulled a mashed up mango out of a borehole- figuring out how to sleep- bats have been peeing on Angela while she sleeps- and exercising- I had a bunch of people imitating my crew workout where I was doing squats for 2 minutes. They thought it was hilarious.

It's been hard work, but we're making a lot of progress. Today is laundry day, and meeting people day. We're hoping to make some good progress on a Village Water Management Board this week. A medical mission comes in on Monday, so the place is going to be swamped. We are aiming to have the wiring done by the time they arrive, so we've been working very hard. Once the wiring is done, we will focus on the water project and finding new energy projects until the crates arrive.

Weather has been beautiful- the sunrise this morning was amazing! Only 3 weeks left for most of us! (2 weeks for Michael and only a few days for Bryan!) so we're enjoying it while we can =)