And so our Internship winds to an end. A wonderful group of people, lots of learning and exchanging of skills, friendships bridged, and lots of fun in spite of... unforeseen circumstances. Good news first...The breakfast crew on chocolate chip banana pancakes-- a wonderful surprise:
Our freshly carved spoons a real success with the young crowd!
Candle making out of bee´s wax...
We finished the wood-to-mud cabin convert, and it looks fabulous... photos soon to come...
Okay, so the month's drama goes like this: The Castle floor went in, a lovely hardwood tongue and groove.
The arched windows and bottled walls were built up...
And the final touches were being applied...
Rambo of course thought the castle was to be his new house...
And wouldn't you know it-- a GIGANTIC storm came through and flooded our rivers, drenched our land, and... 
...and conquered the Castle!
Shortly after the rains subsided, we attempted to rebuild the walls. Of course, it was still a little too wet outside and we were building too high too fast, and well, some instability and tumbling taught our determined selves some humility and a lesson about roofs on Earth buildings in the sub-tropics-- make sure you have one!! (We put up a provisional tarp roof for now to protect the remaining structure.)
But all in all, Earth is surprisingly resistant and the base stood strong, the floor solid, and now a good portion of the wall awaits for the full resurr-erection. So, you can guess our next project-- re-erecting the castle, maybe this time also adding a moat and drawbridge!
None of this mild catastrophe bruised our Easter celebrations. That´s right, chocolate chickens, scavenger hunts, fancy surprise cakes, and more! Always in style at Mama Roja!
Bonus photo: Dragon flies love the rains!
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