Here’s what’s been going on this week with the wall:

You’ll see how much progress they’ve made in a week by the end of the post; pretty exciting!

When building a wall around the school you need lots of cement

and lots of tools

and a lot of block

and a lot of sand

And you need a lot of rocks

and lots of workers! Thanks guys for helping us!

Charlie mixing cement

This was Monday and the next picture is Wednesday.

Our wall on Wednesday!

It grows by the day. Seriously, these guys know how to lay block and make cement like nobody else.

Working hard to lay block

More cement mixed by hand

And a MacGyver moment from Gare:

Garrett loves Odilsia’s cooking (who doesn’t? Honestly!). One day, after working all morning, Garrett had to go back to the Mak house in Puerto Plata but wanted some of Odilsia’s delicious cooking before going. Desafortunadamente (my favorite Spanish word), the food was fresh out of the pot and super hot. So Garrett decided that he would make his plate para llevar (to go) and eat it when he got home. Ahh, yes, the beauty of duct tape! He just took two bowls, taped them together and tucked his precious food away in his backpack to enjoy later! Genius, really. And slightly Dominican. And very MacGyver!