My house is done. It´s a great feeling to be eating and sleeping under my own roof/leaves. I´m still working on setting up my water, shower, and latrine, but the the house itself is complete, with the help of the community. The house has a penca (palm thatched) roof, quincha (mud-stray mix over a wooden frame) walls, and a dirt floor. I built the door and windows myself (out of lumber from the provincial capital), as well as a shelf, all of which are hideous but functional. There´s about a foot of space between the roof and the walls, so the strong winds make it very drafty inside. It´s cool during the day and chilly at night - I couldn´t ask for anything more.
