Tim Travels To Masoyi, South Africa, '07

For 3 weeks, I will be in South Africa helping an orphan aid organization with urgent construction. Here unfolds the next chapter of my life. Won't you join me?

11.02.2007

TGIF

It has been a while since we woke up to a clear sky. Though this possesses a high aesthetic value, it also means that the rest of the day is probably going to be hot. Sure enough, the sun beat down on us ferociously today. This drained us of our energy quickly, especially since we were doing very manual work. Water had to be taken in quite generously and the scarce shade that could be found was a hot commodity. Any breeze that makes a guest appearance is welcomed enthusiastically. The bipeds on the construction site were not the only ones affected by the heat. Many times, while moving bricks, we had to stop and perform “relocation duties”. Many frogs like to stay in the tiny cracks between the piles of bricks in order to stay cool. To not risk crushing them, I must have moved at least half a dozen to safer grounds.

It is obvious that if you’re not conditioned for it, a week of grueling physical labour can be quite taxing. The team was very quiet tonight, most opting for an event-free evening. A hike up nearby Mount Legogote tomorrow was originally slated to start at 5:00 a.m. Unanimously, it has been decided that we will start at 6:00 a.m. instead.

Our humble internet connection has been taken away. Though we traveled so far from home, it was the one piece of home that many of the team did not want to fast from. So, for the rest of this trip, the updates to this blog will be sporadic at best.

posted @ 01:32

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