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As of yesterday I've been in Sri Lanka for a week and I have a strange feeling I've been here for so long, but yet it's gone by so fast. I think most people have that feeling at sometime or another. I seem to have gotten into a rhythm with the work and I feel I'm making a solid contribution . It's getting toward the end of the project, so there's some sense of urgency that's becoming apparent. The skilled workers here are so fun to work with and I feel so much warmth from them. Working hard and giving your best effort sure goes a long way toward gaining their respect. The other night Santha took Chris and I to his temple. There was such an amazing energy there.  read more »

I was so sore yesteday it made it difficult to get into working. I've managed to fight through some back pain and sore muscles, however, and I'm feeling better all the time. My skin is getting darker and I'm probably losing about a pound every day. I felt like good progress was made today and I feel like I'm able to contribute much more just after three days of working. Today I plastered walls with Chris and a really great group of skilled workers including Shantha and Ranuka. We had a blast today teaching them to say "tight" when they approve of a job well done. They shared some Sinhalese profanity with us after making us promise to say we learned it from a tuk-tuk driver. Lots of laughs over that.  read more »