We spent last week learning how to install a clean water tank. We traveled into a fairly remote village in a beautiful tropical forest.
The family we visited lives happily in two small wooden shack-like houses, one for sleeping and one for cooking. The wife of the family cooked us a full meal with snacks and tea included. The local people's sense of hospitality is far greater than in western cultures. They were a delight to visit.
We had to hike a little while to get to this house. As we were leaving to go back to our car, it began to rain on Emma and me. A local person drove by us on our way up the mountain and saw we were getting drenched. He stopped and pulled off a large leaf from a bush on the side of the road and gave it to us to use as an umbrella! It worked just as good if not better than a regular umbrella. Emma loved the rain and loved looking at the leaf even more!! She cooed and chuckled all the way back to the car. It's a memory I'm putting in the books!
