Short Update

Being a part of Un Techo Para Mi Pais this past week has been one of the best experiences of my life. I don´t have a lot of energy right now - I´ve helped build two houses in five days on very little sleep -, but I promise a wonderful detailed post will be up shortly. Until then, you can check out http://www.untechoparamipais.org/ to get an inkling of what the experience was like. I feel blessed to have stumbled into the Techo project. I can´t wait to do it again. Ojala que, that is hopefully, well have better weather next time. Oh yeah. I forgot to mention that these two houses were built in the midst of a tropical storm that had more rain than many of my Tico friends - That´s right. I´ve got Tico friends and Nica friends and a Swiss friend and Australian friends too - more rain that my Tico friends have seen. As you´ve probably guessed, the whole thing wasn´t easy, but I believe that´s what made the experience so wonderful. If it had been easy, if I had been dry the whole time, if I had had showers instead of sinks, if I had understood every word that was said to me, if I had been comfortable, I still would have had fun, but I don´t think I would have learned so much about myself, the Tico youth, the meaning of living in poor conditions - ¨Ellos no son pobres; están pobres.¨ - or the power each of us have to make the world a better, more caring place. More details to follow, but as of now, it is finally time to rest on my now much more appreciated mattress.