Thursday, Day 10

Today my group was on construction duty. While we were there we saw a snake! Apparently the man below catches snakes all the time. And he milks the venomous ones and then dilutes it and drinks it! The snake he had today was apparently a rat snake. It was a yellowish/orange color and at least 4 1/2 feet long.

"The Snake charmer"

Today we moved some more bricks and cinderblocks. And for the first time got to see them being put to use! Each bathroom will have a raised wooden floor and split into 2 halves. One half will be used for about a year and then they will switch to the other half and let the first half compost. The bathrooms will also have a place to shower. These bathrooms are really helpful because it means that the leprosy-afflicted don't have to walk far away or use their backyard as a toilet.

The inside of a partially completed bathroom.

A completed bathroom (in the center)! We are helping to make a difference!

We stopped at the Bindu Art School again and I bought 2 paintings. This is me with the artists. They are both leprosy-afflicted. The man on the left has no fingers but he still created that beautiful painting! It was so hard to choose, they were all so beautiful! But I made a decision, all by myself, you should be proud family :)

This afternoon we had little classes with the kids in our houses. I brought a bunch of beads for them to make necklaces and bracelets. They all loved it. Who would have thought?

All of our boys :)

Yummy dinner! Especially the Indian version of french fries (top right).

We are leaving for Delhi tomorrow morning at 3 am and we will not be back until Sunday night. So I will not be posting for a while. I will be sure to take lots of pictures and post them when I return! Have a great weekend!