This is our first opportunity to see the job site. It looks WAY DIFFERENT than we expected. The plans that most teams work with include steel columns, not ones made of cement. This project is quite different, however, because they plan to make it two, or possibly three stories high.We were at breakfast at 5:30 AM, followed by team devotions. We needed to start early because we want to get as much done before it gets too hot, but already, it's so humid, we begin sweating the moment we leave our roms. Now, off to the site!
We begin by meeting the construction team. The forman informs us that we will be "doing backfill around the f
oundation." I'm a construction newbie, so that sounds like fun. Backfill around the foundation means we get to shovel mounds of dirt into wheelbarrels...I mean old beat-up buckets, and then carry them to the area around the cement foundation. The dirt is then compacted around the foundation. Did I mention that we're doing all of this while standing in the middle of an oven? Well, that's what it felt like! We began work early, so that we could be finished before the hottest part of the day begins. At the end of day one, we have an incredible appreciation for how hard Philippino people work to earn their $2.50 / day wages!
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