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Andrew Blasetti |
Senior Civil Engineer |
Hi everyone. Today was interesting. Lots of digging and soccer
and more digging. I wish I had never talked them into building an
in-ground pool. Time flies, I'll see you soon. |
Carolyn Conlee |
Senior Civil Engineer |
Today was the hardest day of physical labor I have ever experienced in my
life. We were digging all morning from 8:00 till 12:00, took a break
for lunch, then continued digging from 2:00 till 5:00. My body is
aching all over. Despite the pain, I'm really proud of myself and my
group for what we have accomplished. I love you all and miss you
much. Hope everyone back home is well. P.S. Everything's
fine and no, mom, i'm not getting eaten up by the bugs...the deet is
working perfectly |
Liza Dhamer |
Senior Civil Engineer |
Today was a tough day...i officially hate dirt. We dug and dug and
dug. Without a doubt, I'm gonna be sore tomorrow. The day was
fun nonetheless. After working all day, we had the infamous US vs
Honduras soccer game. Shocker - we won! It was a great
game... and to top it all off, we had a water balloon fight afterwards.
The day was great... i can't believe tomorrow is thursday already-time is
really flying by! Thank you everyone for your support while we are
on this trip and for all your messages. Love you! |
Sarah Banas |
Senior Mechanical Engineer |
After a day of hard labor (I was a wheelbarrow dumping machine), singing
with the boys returned. They asked Liz and me to sing "Konky-konk"--I
think they are actually learning the lyrics! It is great. We
actually had salad today which was lovely :-) I was the photographer
for the water balloon toss (to avoid getting wet) but ended up soaked,
anyway. The boys like to get a reaction from me. I'm
absolutely beat, but looking forward to what the next 3 days will hold.
Love you much. |
John Boring |
Senior Mechanical Engineer |
Jess, i think it was yesterday but thanks for the message. Joe you
too. It was another wonderfully HOT day today. We moved
probably about 10-15 tons, at least, of dirt today and we're about ready
to start the wall we're building tomorrow. After working I got to
sleep up on the hill at the cross. It was amazing. After
dinner we had another rousing game of futbal. USA 1 Honduras 1 in
our competitions. We got to play with Luis tonight, he played on the
Honduran national team. It was so much fun, but not half as much fun
as the water balloon fight after the game. Now we're all soaked,
exhausted, fighting mosquitos and in a deliriously happy
mood. Another great day. I also got two gifts from two of the
boys. They are beyond precious and gifts from God. There are
no words to express the love and community these boys share here. We
are blessed to be here. |
Jeffrey Cook |
Junior Civil Engineer |
Hey Everyone. Today, Wednesday, we worked most of the day (got up at
6:30 and worked through about 4:30), but also got a chance to spend a lot
of time with the boys. We all had a water balloon fight, which the
boy really enjoyed. See you all soon. Jeff. |
Elizabeth Kenyon |
Junior Civil Engineer |
Thanks for the messages! I love you guys!! Today was a pretty tough
day filled with more shoveling and physical work. Working is fun in
the beginning but definitely wears you down and it's real hard to keep
going when it doesn't feel like your progressing any. I'm feeling
pretty worn down and tired today. Tonight during the soccer game I
had 3 kids asleep laying on me... and I'm not going to lie- I was
practically asleep too. |
Dennis Stefanski |
Junior Civil Engineer |
Hey everyone, its good to hear from all of you. Today was just a
killer with work, but the good thing is were banging out most of the dirt
part. We're not digging the foundation of a school like I thought,
but digging out a patio/grotto thing, I don't know. Everyone here
rocks and were definitely having a really good time. Tonight, after
winning our soccer game, we introduced the boys to water balloon fight
which was a really good time. Other then that everything's kinda
chill. I definitely miss you Mom, Dad, Mike, and Christa, hope
everything is going well, and don't worry about the long messages, you
should see the other ones haha. Liz keep having fun in Miami, and
don't worry the beard is shaved and bug bites are going away (sort of) |
James Sutton |
Junior Civil Engineer |
Hey everybody, thank you for all the messages...I miss you all.
Today we basically finished digging. It was a lot hotter today than
Monday so it was pretty rough. Then tonight it was my turn to help with
dinner prep. I cooked fried bologna for all of the boys (and when I
say fried, I mean it is actually fried in about an inch of grease).
I also made salsa, although Rita (who cooks all the meals) kept laughing
at me because they don't think men belong in the kitchen here. Later we
played soccer again...won this time and afterwards had a water balloon
fight. We're getting up to work early again tomorrow so I'm headed off to
bed...talk to you tomorrow... |
James Troise |
Junior Civil Engineer |
T it is great to hear from you and I am beyond shocked that you survived
Chicago. I thought for sure I would have a new roommate when I got back
from this trip. HAPPY 21ST BIRTHDAY!!! Awesome man. Sorry you
cant get FFXI to work but maybe this will help you catch up on all the
work you still need to do. And dude, I did not fall down the
hill, I wiped out ridiculously. I am feeling much better tonight as I
write this. I hope tomorrow to return to 100%. I got some exercise tonight
playing soccer and scored 3 goals. It was good times. Love you Mom and
Dad. This has been another episode of Jim's Adventures... Jim signing off |
Robert Guinivan |
Sophomore Civil Engineer |
Hey everyone, today as usual was a long, hard and tiring day. We dug God
knows how many pounds of dirt. It's just long and hard days here. Lisa,
you will appreciate this newfound revelation....every where I go, there is
at least one person I want to hit in the head with a ball-peen hammer.
Otherwise, the kids are still great, and it is a lot of fun here. We had
Senorita Rita's first ever pizza, it was awesome. The USA finally beat
Honduras in a soccer match...it was glorious. Alright, time to pass
out...miss and love you all. |
David Dinehart |
Faculty Advisor |
Lance Corporal
Spunkmeyer has been called up to active duty, (get it trip alumni?), he
reports tomorrow morning. Thanks for the message Julie, say hi to
your gang from me. Doc P., if Griff gets traded to the Braves he may
be worth a first round pick to trade him to Gross. I realized as I
was shoveling, wheelbarrowing, picking, and then playing soccer that the
students I bring to Honduras stay the same age, but I keep getting older,
and boy do I feel old today. Shell, Matt, and Abby, I miss you guys
tons. I hope all is well at work Shell. Give me an update if
you can. Matt and Abby check the second drawer in the guest room for
your last surprise. Have fun, I lover you. Daddy. |
Shawn Gross |
Faculty Advisor |
Another day with the pick axe. We managed to just about finish the
digging. (As you'll see from the 15 web site pics of people
digging!). We're definitely more tired tonight, but fortunately we
had Willy Wonka to get us through the evening. I actually got high
on Gobstoppers, I think. Anyhow, we did manage to beat the Hondurans
tonight in soccer, 5-4. Our secret weapon (JT) had a hat trick.
We also hauled 500 balloons down to Honduras for a great water balloon
fight. Next time, we probably shouldn't fill the balloons before we
leave the US, though. Jen, hope you're feeling better. Love
you all, Shawn. |
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