More Holes

Most days Alonda and Emily take bucket showers on the roof after a long day in the dirt and today was no exception as the water pump is still broken from last night. Today was a bit different though, because they saw a group of women gathered across the way, watching what some white girls were doing on the roof. We are not sure why Emily showering in a tank top and shorts on the roof is exciting because Haitians strip down wherever they want to go to the bathroom or wash off.  Maybe these women were confused by her modesty?
Today was not one of the best days. This is the weirdest day we have had here. Maybe digging holes for a second day in the heat has taken a toll or the lack of sleep or the miscommunication at the land. We really wish someone spoke Creole in our group.  JohnBern has been doing a good job talking to Edward (our land security until families move in), and then all of the sudden there were problems today.  JohnBern is very much a peace keeper, a lover not a fighter so it was weird when Edward's body language was all bent out of shape.  It was cleared up by the time we left, but we all wonder what Carter was actually saying the whole time to Edward when we weren't around. He kept telling us Edward is lazy. I'm not really sure about Carter at this point as this isn't the first thing he has done that made me raise my eyebrow.  We appreciate his help and he is interesting to talk to, but you can't help but feel weird.
Work started off rough too but Alonda, JohnBern, and Emily worked on digging to put the tarp sides underground while Danny and Carter finished the rain gutters. About 16 other people were around digging the well and finishing the 3 latrines.
After lunch, the kids from HELP came by again and wanted to talk, which is fun even though we have no idea what they are saying. They know Alonda and Emily's names and that is fun enough for us. We played kick the pringles can, then the girls wanted to pet Emily's hair.  Alonda and Emily walked them the quarter mile to the hospital where they get one meal after school everyday before heading home. Everyone wanted to hold their hands and give us hugs. They were the light we needed today.
Back to the house about 4:30pm, Danny is making spaghetti for dinner. We are going to bed as soon as we are done eating.