We build rain or shine!

I know where the rain we were needing in Toronto went!  It's in Hungary and Romania. Specifically it is following a group of Canadians volunteering with Habitat for Humanity.  We are now in Oradea, Romania at Caminul Felix Orphanage and so is the rain! Which I'm sure means it is sunny in Budapest now too.

The day began with very little sleep ( I seem to be a bit of an insomniac lately) and lots of rain!  But that didn't hold us back.  We dove right into the work and got familiar with the Transitional House project we are working on.

After a quick review of Health & Safety and hardhats, we got to work putting up Vapor barrier and cut and installed dry wall on the ceilings and some walls.  With so many of us there we made fast work of it.  But there will be more to keep us busy. And if weather allows we will work outside digging and pouring foundations, setting molds and pouring concrete for walkways.

We are working here in Oradea at the orphanage until Friday. Then we move to Beius to live and work on a different build and see a different part of Romania as well. Taking it all in -- the people, the work, the country -- it never ceases to amaze me what you see and what you learn when you allow yourself the opportunity to engage in a new place with new people.  Fascinating!