Building a daycare

Well, we didn´t exactly build the daycare, but we prepared the foundation on which the daycare will be built. That´s the most important part, right? Afterall, if you don´t have a strong foundation the structure will go “splat” (as the song says).

We literally started with nothing. We had to clear the field in order to begin. That was done by burning the grass as the girls started digging up trees and weeds.

After the grass was burned, we continued to dig and clear away debris.

Amanda was determined to get rid of this small tree. She was having a good time with that machete.

Then it was time to start digging the trenches. These trenches will be filled with cement which will serve as the foundation on which the brick walls will be built. Most structures here in Bolivia are made of  brick or cement.

Some of the girls sitting in one of their trenches.

I have to post this image of Margo standing by a termite mound. These things are everywhere. When we asked about them, people told us ants lived in them. But when we started breaking them open, they were filled with termites.