June 13th - Second full day in the DR!

Day three was a success! Today we were able to sleep in an extra 15 minutes which was nice. When we arrived to the worksite, we instantly started to work. The objective for today was to solidify the walls of the house and prepare it for the roof. In order to do so, we had to have a carpenter set up wood along the top of the cinder blocks and fill it with cement. Let's just say that by the end of the day we were covered in cement and sore. Throughout the day, we had to fill buckets with cement and lift them up to the workers who were pouring them onto the roof. After a long day of work, we traveled to the nearby river and were able to relax for a little bit. Some of us decided to not go into the water since we were all exhausted from working but according to everyone who did go into the water, it was worth it and was so relaxing. Unfortunately, we weren't able to go mango picking (which upset Kelly a little bit) but we were able to get home and shower. Currently, nine of us are sitting outside in the hallway and waiting for dinner. We can't wait for dinner and are all ready to relax together afterwards!

Caroline Cooney and the rest of CV'16