Well we are once again entering in to the most hottest part of the year here. March and April: they can be quite difficult months. So dry and hot. Lately we have had a strange series of overcast days with sprinkles, but that doesn’t cool anything down, it only brings on the humidity. I thought I was used to humidity, apparently not! My daily best friend is a fan!
Despite the heat though things are still just chuggin along amazingly enough. I taught a couple ladies in my site how to make jam the other day. It was just delicious. We made it from bananas. They were completely amazed and the kids just gobbled it up… plain or on bread, haha. We are planning on making it out of papaya next. They have a little store so the plan is for them to introduce it to the neighbors and customers and hopefully be able to add that in to what they sell!
Our stove project is coming along: ONLY $62 lacking! Which is very exciting. Once this comes in I will be off with some of the ladies to buy all the stuff. They are getting more and more excited when I tell them we are almost ready to start! Hopefully it will come in this week so we won’t be delayed by Semana Santa. I love Semana Santa.. it is fun, but EVERYTHING shuts down – bus schedules change, people are MIA for a week, and pretty much nothing can be accomplished.. so yes.. I am trying to race against time, haha.
It is Mango season again. In this country, you not only eat mangos when they are ripe, but also when they are green. I thought that was creepy at first to eat unripe fruit.. but it is OH so tasty with salt and vinegar and chile.. yum yum… strange but good!
Have a wonderful week to you all.. more updates to come soon. AND thanks to everyone who has helped out thus far with the stoves.. it is very very much appreciated and updates on the work progress and when I am able to begin will hopefully be frequent!
