Day 2

On day 2, we arrived by bus at 8 a.m dressed for work for a full 8 hour shift.

Christine learned to build a brick wall.

We met the owner of house #5, Anna Subramaniam, a widow struggling to bring up three sons. She was diabetic and working part time as a cleaner at a local hotel. There was no way that she could afford to buy a house in Sri Lanka any time soon.

Please click on the photo on the right to enlarge, for reading her story.

Sieving sand for mixing mortar for use with the brick walls.

I was ready with my drink bottle. We have been advised to drink at least 3 bottles of mineral water a day to avoid dehydration when working in the hot tropical sun.

The reinforced concrete window frame was lifted by 5 men with much huffing and puffing. This window will probably last 100 years! Most window frames in NZ are made of aluminium or wood.

More huffing and puffing at the Haka practice at the hotel at 5.30 p.m.