This was a great sight today! Shortly after we arrived, a BIG truck showed up with a group of men to load all of the books from the closed book store. While the team was at lunch, Luke had a great cross-cultural experience. With only he and Tony left at the library, an argument broke out about how much the worker would be paid to load the books. Even though they were not working for us, they assumed that Luke was in charge and held the money. One guy came in and was demanding higher pay for the group, but Luke was able to explain to him that he was not in charge, had no money and was working for Tony. Dumbfounded that we were working for a Liberian, the man left.
As far as we know, Liberia does not have an equivalent for OSHA. Therefore, Cal improvised some shelving as scaffolding. We made some great progress and hung most of the lights. In addition, we were able to modify some existing shelving to work on some different walls.
It is hard to tell, but I think that this lumber was rejected from the saw mill. the 2X4's may vary by as much as 1 inch. Rough and ugly stuff, but it's what we have to work with. It will soon turn into several tables and freestanding bookshelves.
For those of you who requested a photo of the guest house that we call home, here it is. We have no A/C, but most of us have fans. It is "rustic" but does the job. The cold showers help wake us up in the morning and refresh us after a long hot day at the "office".
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