Day 26

Day 26

Julio and I took a quick walk up the hill above the church-- he's pudgy and I have a poor excuse for a cardiovascular system, so we didn't talk much-- to order the andamios (scaffolding) from a little place up the hill. When they 'delivered' them (ie, quickly dropped the pieces in the church yard) I was doubtful that the strips of metal and wood were going to keep me in the air. However, Santi arrived at that moment, and he quickly showed that he had done this before. A solid, generally unwiggly metal frame reached from floor to two-story ceiling in less than 10 minutes. As a small descending staircase limited our ability to move the scaffold to give access to the whole wall, we laid some boards between the second-story balcony and the scaffolding, as well as over the staircase's flat rails. Though everything was strong and stable, I quickly realized that my talk of not being scared of heights 'more than normal' wasn't going to help me here. However, I managed to get a reasonable amount of work done, and am excited to continue tomorrow. Except that the projector fell off of the ladder where it had to be propped and sometimes has to be restarted and sweet-talked in order to get it working. I'll need to buy a new one, which is an unexpected use of trip money, but over all I'm doing halfway decently with that, and I'd rather not turn myself into a stress ball like last time. I left briefly to tutor Matteo, only to find that he was studying for his Spanish subject tests with his grandma, so it was back to the church til dinner time, after which Andrea's mom and dad met us at Magaly's house and we went out joy riding-- first to drop off the grandparents who were also in the car, then to drive around Centro Historico. Though there was an argument between Andrea and her dad about his having bailed two nights before, they seemed to have resolved things (or thought enough happy thoughts, at least) as the night progressed, so when we stopped by a restaurant to eat, we all seemed to be having a good time. By the time we got back home, it was almost midnight, so I didn't waste any time getting myself to bed.