Saturday, June 21, 2008
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
festiny
my friend Matt describes festiny as when fate and destiny collide (followed by a lengthy lecture of you can not deny festiny). I may not believe fate in the traditional sense, but I do believe that things happen for a reason.
last month I finally got my place organized after almost a year of being here. As soon as I could see my bedroom floor for the first time....I had the thought 'I'm going to move soon..'
it seems that whenever I settled in, get comfy, get attached, things take a turn and I am packing again!
what amazes me is how it always seems to work out. Last time it was the german ladies out for a walk on 54th ave, this time it was running into an aquaintance on the corner of Broadway and Ash.
And it all fell into place....
Thursday, May 15, 2008
the start of a really great project
mom mentioned awhile ago about an idea to raise money to build houses in Amparo out of concrete blocks.
And so, after giving it some thought, I have decided we need to jump in and just do it. I am excited that I am able to combine some school projects with this campaign.
Today I received an email for our contact. He and his wife have been trying to figure out how to get their house built, he feels we are an answer to his prayer, which only confirms that this is something we need to do!
So the official financial word is: the monthly average family income is $155 cdn
new house is $10, 000 cdn for materials and labour.
I won't lie....it's a daunting task. But I'm pretty excited about it!