Brick making has officially begun and is now in full swing! The first 3 days were spent training men in the village how to use the machine and how to properly mix the dirt, sand, and cement.
The first brick! (Isn't it beautiful?)
After the training, the men were divided into 3 teams, which I nicknamed: 1) Group Tiga-Diga Na (Peanut Sauce), 2) Group Jaba-Ji (Onion Sauce), and 3) Group Saga-Saga (Leaf Sauce). The teams would alternate days to split up the work and would compete with each other to see which could make the most bricks in a day and overall.
Meet the dream team: Group Jaba-Ji. After Tiga-Diga set the bar high at 372 bricks the first day, Jaba-Ji took the reigns the second day:
They worked with enthusiasm and gusto and by the end of the day turned out a whopping 378 bricks!
Then they took a much deserved break:
When I left this morning we'd made just over 1,000 bricks and counting. Only 11,000 more to go!
1 comment:
Seeing those bricks is a beautiful site! Long time coming for you. Hope you're thrilled!
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