May 3, 2008

Today we went to Tica to install a well at an orphanage. The women who runs the well found out about us because her husband purchased two wells and those are being put in by Adolpho (mentioned yesterday). On our way home we purchased two kilos of giant prawns from a vendor on the side of the road and Jack made Shrimp curry that was awesome. These prawns were the biggest I’ve ever seen and tasted really good.
Last night we picked up another intern from the airport (Ben). He is on his way to Ethiopia and will be working with us for a few days to learn about the wells and pumps before he goes to Ethiopia. We have been making fun of him tonight because he is wearing a bed sheet around while his clothes dry (both of his bags got lost). Of course, I can’t laugh too much because I have had clothes strung all over today that I am trying to dry since one of my bags was lost too; however, I am not wearing a lava lava or a moo moo around. Anyway, he’s fun to have around and is a good sport about our teasing.