A whole fuck ton of shit has happened since I last updated.
For starters, the program ended yesterday. We culminated with a brief showing of our project house to the community, now with front roof sheeting, rear roof rafters, an earthen floor and a bad ass rocket mass heater! (It's that barrel/bench structure in the second photo)
By the way, there's horseshit in that floor. I laid a lot of that with my bare hands.
I'll have much more to say about this at some point. Today was a very awkward day, a day in which I had planned to write much more than this, but for whatever reason, I just didn't want to. I spent a lot of time attempting to decompress this afternoon. Almost everyone from our program has moved out already, and in fact the only people remaining in the dorm are Chan and myself. I can't complain about the company, but it's a very weird feeling to be in this place WITHOUT anyone here after seeing it so full for the past 7 weeks.
Quick FYI, I (we) will be sticking around here at least through October because, as you can see, the house isn't finished (more or less, that's why). This whole experience has been somewhat overwhelming. Productive for sure, but overwhelming. I'm still trying to wrap my head around it, and hopefully taking some more time here will help with that, starting with a trip to a hot spring tomorrow! I've never been to one that was accessible to the public (stupid Yellowstone).
This experience has been so worth it. Good night, and have a great weekend everyone!
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