January 1, 2007
I survived the Habitat trip pretty much unscathed, with the exception of a Mexinfection above my right eye that threatens to swell the whole thing shut. Hopefully the antibiotics I picked up at the hospital this afternoon will do the trick and I’ll be okay by the middle of the week.
The trip was incredible. I’d never encountered the poverty of the developing world first-hand before, and living in it for three days really put a lot in perspective. Going from Tijuana to a nice New Year’s Eve party in Carroll Gardens was disorienting, to say the least.
This picture is of a house in the general neighborhood of where we were working. There are plenty more pictures online if you know how to find them. In the meantime, enjoy your running water and electricity.
I’m looking forward to the new year. I didn’t have very much time to myself over the break, but I feel mostly refreshed and ready to go back to teaching and learning.
Let’s rock.
