One good rainfall literally washes roads away, then getting around takes a lot longer (and you get more bruises in the 4WDs!). As the roads are so treacherous outside of town, the taxis which are not 4WDs are unwilling to take you! There's constant repairs to roads going on, but I worry that another big rainfall repeats the problem. I even found myself hopping out the car the other day to clear some boulders from the road so we could carry on our journey!
Market street after a light rain:
Selina and I are working on a new project this week together. There are about a dozen guys who are trying to set up tourism in Marcala and they want to improve their English. We've started a series of evening English lessons to get them started. They are so enthusiastic, it is impossible to say no! It's very rewarding work.
I even did some data cleansing yesterday in the Mayor's office! I actually think I might be getting examples here to use in interviews next year or I may well find myself doing similar work! I really think you could turn up to a place like Marcala and just find stuff to help out with, even with limited Spanish.
Mayor's office:
Hey both!
ReplyDeleteLoving being able to read about your travels and adventures! Well jell!
There is life after Ofsted Pete, never fear!
Enjoying the freedoms and pressure of the private sector, setting up systems and procedures rather than working with mature and developed ones. Interesting dynamics though working for my father in law!
Take care
Edwin x