by Calvin Sun | Dec 28, 2010 | December 2010: A Clinic in Mexico, Fit for Foodies, How's the weather?, Mexico, One Small House
A recap of last night: The drive back Along the outskirts of Tijuana One of the most delicious tortas I’ve ever had And then we reconvened at the ranch where we handed out awards in forms of dollar-store construction toys. "Beastly Driver" award Cyborg...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 27, 2010 | December 2010: A Clinic in Mexico, Mexico, One Small House
- At time of posting in Tijuana, Mexico, it was 59 °F - Humidity: 82% | Wind Speed: n/a | Cloud Cover:...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 27, 2010 | December 2010: A Clinic in Mexico, Mexico, One Small House
The first wall has just been put up! By the time you read this, the base wall should also have been put up by now. Everything’s on the webcam to the right! We also took a walk to the old clinic, which was a depressing site seeing that it was a run-down trailer...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 27, 2010 | December 2010: A Clinic in Mexico, How's the weather?, Mexico, One Small House
A few pictures from the last 3 hours of building: Our vans are on their way to the site Arriving at the site Making space for the furniture Pow-wow session And we begin! Jasmine’s (left) first time with power tools Nilam builds her first table Sush being a...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 27, 2010 | December 2010: A Clinic in Mexico, Mexico, One Small House
Just click play ——-> Or check it out on a bigger screen: The construction begins! - At time of posting in Tijuana, Mexico, it was 44.6 °F - Humidity: 93% | Wind Speed: n/a | Cloud Cover:...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 27, 2010 | December 2010: A Clinic in Mexico, Fit for Foodies, Mexico
Leftovers from last night… Dinner Playing a game of Mafia It’s a 6 am wake up call in Tijuana. 30 minutes of breakfast and it’s off to the build site! - At time of posting in Tijuana, Mexico, it was 44.6 °F - Humidity: 93% | Wind Speed: n/a |...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 27, 2010 | December 2010: A Clinic in Mexico, Mexico, One Small House
So we crossed the big bad U.S./Mexico border, which took us a total of 10 minutes. They literally opened our back doors, took a peek for 5 seconds, and sent us on our way. And then we were in Mexico! The view from our ranch Unloading Our digs Our common room We had...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 26, 2010 | December 2010: A Clinic in Mexico, United States
When we landed, we remembered that because of the time zone difference that it was still Christmas in San Diego. So this is our attempt at being festive. Merry belated Christmas everyone! She survived the flight! San Diego airport Look at that bag. Not a cochebomba,...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 26, 2010 | December 2010: A Clinic in Mexico, Mexico, One Small House
While we’re still up in the air, I’ve already received word about the team that had their first day today in Mexico: The Clinic floor is almost fully painted and the sill plate (the wood the sits on top of the cinderblock base that the building frame gets...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 24, 2010 | December 2010: A Clinic in Mexico, Doctor in the House, Epiphanies on the Road, Mexico, One Small House, Pre-travel Preparations, What to Pack
No rest for the weary. A little preview of what we’re doing Not even 3 days after unpacking from Hong Kong, I’m already repacking for 5 days in Mexico: 2 short-sleeved shirts 2 long-sleeved shirts 2 pairs of pants 4 pairs of underwear 4 pairs of socks 1...
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