Día 5

We ended this week with quite the productive day. We started the morning off early at seven with tea and pan (bread) with Estevana (our host father), then we ventured out on the autobús to the gallery. Accompanied by Julio (a saint and the handy man of Kiosko) we set out on a search for materials. First stop, the lumberyard…an OSHA nightmare. Yolanda worked on translating with Julio while I shot some videos of the workers. They use a nail to guide the wood through the table saw and it’s a wonder that they have all their fingers.  Packed in a taxi we set out towards another lumberyard to purchase large tree limbs. Along the way Richard was hit with inspiration and we ended up purchasing 50 bags of straw. After unloading the supplies at Kiosko we jammed ourselves back into the taxi and went to the hardware market. A fiesta of tools, hardware, lights, etc. the place was hustling and bustling with the sounds of business. I cannot stress how important Julio was today. Without him I was left drawing out tools in the air in a total state of confusion. Returning to the gallery in the evening, tired and stressed, we unwound with some beers. The people of Kiosko are a talented and hard working bunch and it is joy being along side them. This weekend we will do some laundry and prep for a build day on lunes (Monday).