Making the Mortaaaaaah (and a Tribute to Diet Coke)

Steven has explained about the arduous process of mixing mortar in the really hot sun, and the awesome guy from Humjibre, Vincent, who helped us out.  Below are a few fun pictures I took from inside the house while Steven and Vincent were mixing it up outside:

Also, this may be one of my favorite pictures from the build site.  Our build team member, Belva, had been jonesing for Diet Coke the entire time.  By the second week, she thought all hope was lost, as our local coordinator told her that there was no Diet Coke closer than Kumasi, a 2.5 hour drive away.  But on a sneaky trip with our driver to Kumasi, Naomi managed to snag Belva some Diet Coke cans and, for added brownie points, had managed to cool it down on the trip back to the site!  I have never seen anyone so excited for a can of soda before.  She looks positively triumphant.