Last Day!

Hola Amigos!

Today (well, tues, I am posting Thurs b/c spam issues) was our last day of work in Tela. We spent the morning on "office" work, Jeff entered data into the computer and we met with George. He is on board to help out with maintenance and field inspection of any projects we do. We will start with the system that is being installed in the Rehab Center.

After our meeting we went another quick trip to Jazmin (the school a bit farther out) to show George and take some more pictures. On the way we stopped by the home of Giovanni, the owner of Cesear's Hotel and Restaurant (right next to our hotel). He told us he has a treatment system at his house that plugs in that allows him to drink the water, but it didn't have bulbs (we assumed it was UV). So, we went to check it out. He has a BEAUTIFUL house in a gated community and he & his family can drink the water because he has a small ozone treatment unit on the wall. It is a very effective way of sterilizing water. Something for us to do more research into for use on a larger scale.

In our discussions with him, we asked if it would be beneficial to have drinkable water come out of the taps at his hotel. He responded that nobody expects it because there is no where in the world where you can drink water out of the tap. We told him that we do at our homes, restaurants and hotels in the US & in Europe. He seemed very surprised. It became clear to me that our goals in treating water might be different. But the bottom line is the kids at those schools drink the water because if they can't afford bottle water or teeth-rotting soda, they have no choice.

Overall our trip thus far has been very interesting and eye-opening. There is much work to be done here and most of it is in the area of us understanding the culture and way of life so we can provide good, useful solutions. If at any time you are moved to help out, get in touch with us. If you can help monetarily, please do so! No amount too small! You can send a tax-deductible contribution made out to Hands to Honduras and please put Tela Water Projects on the memo line (for more info: http://handstohonduras.org) to:

Parm Padgett
53 Catherine Street
Burlington, VT 05401

I will keep posting updates here when I can & will post more pictures on Friday (we need to get them organized first!). So, check back. You can sign up to follow the blog, then you will be notified when additions are made.

Muchos gracias to all for listening & leaving comments!

Hasta Luego!
Parm & Jeff