Lots of new pictures!

I am happy to report that our dam has begun to be repaired. It took much coxing from the district assembly to get started. I half expected to have some heavy machinery to aid the work. Nope! All the work is being done by hand. I have been spending the majority of my days helping anyway I can. It is amazing as I work (intensely back breaking labor) I look at the women as the walk the line back and forth from where we are digging the clay to the new dam wall. They laugh and joke and are able to enjoy the work. There is little compensation, I think for one weeks work they receive one bag of corn/bean mix. I can't help but admire their spirit and how the everyday trial to survive is just the everyday. Last Saturday Kym came to the dam with me and was able to join the line of women carrying clay. They local drummers came to help motivate us by getting us to dace as we worked. It is a good way to let the community see that we are here to help. We have posted new pictures, some of the dam with the last bit of water and then some of the community beginning the construction. Kym has taken some photos of her school and her students. She is enjoying the work but she is ready to work with someone older than 3 years old. We went to a neighboring village to visit an other Peace Corps volunteer for her birthday. She had a huge festival with a drumming and dancing ceremony. Kym and I got a chance to show our skills.