Life in Las Moras
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FAQ: Do you have electricity?
Yes! We have “free power”! The electric lines don’t reach out as far as we live into the mountains. So, we live off the grid! Some friends helped us wire the house and put up our panels. And, now we can enjoy light at night, process language on our computers, and watch an occasional movie […]
FAQ: Is your house done?
It’s not done, but it’s live-able! We have a roof, solid walls, and even a kitchen sink! We’re lacking a bathroom and running water. But, it will come eventually! Right now, this is our “facility.” And, I have my own room. I’ve got a little table rigged up like a desk for the moment. Since […]
from Katie’s keyboard…
…an excerpt from Katie’s latest update…I’m sharing it with you guys because she describes very well what we’re doing this week… Permanent Camping Imagine that you are going on a camping trip for 5 months. There are five people in your family and you need to pack all the food, supplies, clothes, and toiletries you […]
three sixty
360° view around our house from our partners’ house site. Our newly roofed house stars at the beginning and end of the video!
Goal Achieved
Wow! I am still amazed that we are where we are. We have a roof on our house! The windows are in , the outside doors on. Our house is secure! After all the set-backs, we have arrived at the goal we’ve been pressing toward. Our house is ready to move in! All I can […]
Check, check, check
Windows – √ Doors – √ Floor – √ We got a call today from the village. The team has finished the floor! Woohoo! And, they installed all the barred windows and the outer doors. WOW! And, they even had time to stucco the kitchen. Thank you, Lord! The guy who made our cabinets is […]
Lumber
On our last trip, we were able to finally talk to the foreman at a lumber mill on the road to our village. We placed the order for our lumber needs for our house with him. He said they’d have it all cut and ready within a week. The foreman ended up getting called away […]
Progression
Now, we’re all ready to put our roof on and pour our concrete floors. As soon as that is done, we will move in!
Accomodations
Up until now, we’ve just been making trips into the village and our mentality has been “temporary.” My co-workers are now living in the village (in tents) but their mentality is a little more “permanent.” So, this time when we went out to the village, we took a little more time to set things up […]