Category Archives: India

Sean and Inger are sifting sand for mortar – it’s a never ending process and you are always trying different angles and methods to see which works best for throwing the sand at the screen. It’s one of the tasks … Continue reading →

Here’s me with a pan of mortar in Nagercoil, India – we were working on finishing the interior of the house and I was carrying pans to the men working on the scaffolding and lifting it up to them (great … Continue reading →

And this is the new house we were working with the homeowners to build. When it was finished, it would have a flat roof that many families use for sleeping when it’s hot.  

This is the homeowner’s house that we were replacing – the best parts would be that they would have a cement floor and a solid roof and windows.

Aside from sifting sand, a lot of what we did in India was moving blocks and moving rocks. Since we were such a large team, we could do a lot of that. Here Kristin has perfected her wheelbarrow technique for … Continue reading →