Category Preliminary Work

Week #18

Perhaps this will not sound too exciting, but this week the workers removed the bamboo supports in the basement: It may not look like much but to me it is a thing of beauty. Why? Because I lived through everything…

Week #17

So far the rainy season has not begun, which means that steady progress on the structure happily continues. Lately we’ve been bringing the workers some rare treats: one time chocolate wafer crackers and cold chocolate milk; another time a tropical…

Week #16

This was a huge week, as the concrete floor was poured for the first floor of the residential side of the building and two mezzanine floors were poured on the guest side. At it’s peak there was approximately thirty workers…