Yasmin:

Today was a very interesting day. We first went back to Lemoa's orphanage. Most of the students went to see the nacimientos (water source for surrounding towns) and I stayed at the orphanage to help out. I had a lot of fun playing with the kids, braiding hair, and drawing. The hardest part was not being able to fully communicate with them because my Spanish is so poor. Afterwards, we went back to Pastor Thomas' house to continue our research. We tested the ceramic and concrete filters that were created last semester. Some of the other tests that we performed were for arsenic, lead, coliforms, silver, and turbidity. A lot of data was collected and will be useful for the upcoming semester projects. We are all starting to run out of money and miss home. Only a few more days left.