Bricklaying
04.04.2004I got to spend most of a day laying brick. M invited me to a Habitat for Humanity project in El Alto, along w/ some friends. It was quite a bit of fun. We spent the morning & most of the afternoon building the brick framework for a small house that'll be handed over to a young family. They helped us (or rather, we helped them) in building the house, and they're quite a pleasant & cute couple.
An interesting note on the construction: There was no ch'alla. When I asked the Habitat for Humanity leader why, he responded w/ "we believe that God's presence is enough." That may be true, but the altiplano tradition calls for a ch'alla where a llama fetus is buried under the foundation. He looked at me w/ that weird, familiar smile that made me instantly ask, "You're evangelical, aren't you?" Of course, he was.
Posted by Miguel at 06:54 PM
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Hey, that is nice, an interesting, we also went to El Alto to work in a house two weeks ago (along with Banco de Credito co-workers), but I had to dig a well instead of laying bricks. I injured my knee when getting out of the well, and got conjuntivitis in the process of digging because of too much water and dirt. I ended wet and dirty, it was incredible to find water just 2.00 mts deep!. I thought El Alto was as dry as the sahara.
Posted by: Daniel at April 5, 2004 12:43 PM