11/22/14  A Saturday in the DR

Construction: 
We are close to half way around the property getting the pipe laid and backfilled - good progress. The North Side (adjacent to the main road) is completed and 75% of the West side is completed with the ditch dug the entire distance.  Next week we should get the South and East Sides Run and begin Building the Cleanout/Inspection boxes that are every 50 meters along the pipes.

Looking North on West Side

Looking East at Northwest Corner (near main road)

In the distance - men carrying Pipes across the field

Living Here:
Ran to Elias Pena, the city in the poorest region of the DR, to see the weekly Haitian Market. The DR opens the border for these vendors to sell at this market. It is quite impressive, taking over the streets with endless piles of clothing and almost everything else! Here is a little video. 

Of course I went there due to having the only vehicle here at the Clinic - the trucks are both in the Capital this weekend. This meant going shopping with Nicole, Laura and Kari - two of which were looking for wedding stuff! Fun trip - they know their markets! 


Kari and I visited the small Christian school that is right in the heart of Elias Pina, it is super-sparse. Kari explained their situation on a video I hope to add.

 Additional info - SRI gave them a laptop which upon the next visit was just being used as a paperweight. Two tower computers turn on, that's all. The principal knows computer knowledge is important for the children, but how to use the computers is not known! A baseball player donated the wall fans in the classrooms.