Tag Archives: Buenos Aires

We have two 87 year old participants in our group. One is a silver haired woman from Lexington, Kentucky named Beanie. She is full of life and a tireless worker. She is on the paint crew. There is no quit … Continue reading →

Today is Friday so it is the last workday of the week. Due to the heavy rains last night there was a lot of water pooled on the roof on which we are doing our construction. Although it remains hot, … Continue reading →

Slice of life. We needed some supplies so we had the bus driver stop at a Walmart on the way back to the hotel. Yes, you heard me right, a Walmart. We picked up stuff like a sledge hammer, brooms … Continue reading →

We caught a bit of a break. There is a storm blowing in. That means that the sky’s were mostly overcast and there was a bit of a breeze. I felt much more ,productive laying the bricks today. The sun … Continue reading →

I’m going to have to take back a lot of the nasty things I’ve thought and said a about the Catholic nuns throughout my life. Many of the nuns that I had as teachers seemed unhappy and overburdened. The women … Continue reading →

Hot as Hell today! The temperature had to have hit 100F. The sun is brutal. You have to work in spurts. You want to do as much work as possible and not be a slacker but you have to be … Continue reading →

We left the hotel at 8:00 am. It is about a 50 minute ride to the school that is our job site. The school was very well prepared for us. Mike had sent money down so they could pour the … Continue reading →

The schedule is basically the same today. We were warmly greeted on our arrival at the school by the nuns, the teachers, the novitiates (nuns in training), and a few others that are helping with the project. It seemed like … Continue reading →

It was actually a rather pleasant flight to BA. Instead of taking the direct flight from JFK at a horribly expensive rate, we stopped over in Miami. We spent our layover in the airline lounge and caught an overnight flight … Continue reading →

Today we went back to the school to meet with the sisters and firm up our project for February. We were given a full tour of the school and the facilities. School was in session so we were able to … Continue reading →