Well hopefully we are all home now and trying to fight off the jetlag and find work clothes for tomorrow that cover the bruises. It’s been a truly fantastic couple of weeks and i’m so glad I got the opportunity to go. By the end of the fortnight the team has forged a really close [...]
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Tonight England took on Costa Rica in a spectacular 6-a-side football match. The Dad of the house we are building, Jorge, invited us to join his team for a match and the Informa team stepped up to the challenge. In goal; Mark “just ‘cos I’m in goal doesn´t mean I can’t run the full length of [...]
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<p There have been many manly gun shows over the past week and today the girls joined in. Unimpressed with the girly job we were given we decided to take on one of the walls. The boys have done a Sterling job putting up all the walls and supporting them with concrete and tomorrow we [...]
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The girls get stuck in cementing the walls together (the Howells family will be pleased to see The Hat in attendance!). Panch, Paul and Stefan are victorious as the hole for the septic tank is finally complete and meets with the Gaffer’s approval – it is deeper than Sally and I are tall and the [...]
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Some hardcore pick axe-ing and wall building. Steve and the scary gaffer. A welcome sit down at lunch. Paul puts his foot in it and Dan with his new best friend.
Read More...What a day! I woke up at 5 to the sound of a cockerel crowing – it may actually be the first time I’ve ever seen 5am At the beginning of the day and so much nicer than the sound of my alarm. We arrived at the site raring to go and got stuck in [...]
Read More...About a week ago I dragged my backpack out of the loft and started thinking about what i might pack and then had a mild panic when I realised I have abolutely nothing, bar one pair of comfy jeans, that would be remotely useful for building a house. So all week I’ve been rushing round Moorgate on [...]
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