Friday, March 23, 2012

It's a brick house and the hills are alive with the sound of music in chinchoti that is!






    Today we woke up at 6:30am and hiked up a small mountain that was amazingly beautiful. Once we reached the summit we did sun salutations, meditation, and breathing exercises. We got a bird's eye view of the village that was breathtaking and had a great time.
    When we came back to the village we had breakfast with our families, a new day, then we headed over to the worksite. We made great progress in constructing the walls and edges of the roof. After two hours of hard work we went to the lake to wash clothes. Although the washing of laundry was not easy, it was very rewarding. We then had lunch and relaxed with our families. After we headed back to the worksite to do more work which was very successful. We had plenty of chai breaks and some yummy sweets. Tonight we were welcomed at the village's official new year ceremony which was colorful, musical, and beautiful. It was a very productive and fun day, with lots of working, chai, washing, and relaxing.