Yesterday, Chris Brown and I drove down with Fernando to the border between Mexico and Guatemala to pick up the stoves. Anna was going to join us, but had some musculo-skeletal pains from handling very heavy cement blocks the day before. We wish she was here though!
Our drive down took 12 hours, instead of the 6 hours we anticipated. We rode in a rabon... imagine a fairly ghetto big rig type of vehicle with wooden walls and a floor painted ina dull teal color. When we arrived in Hidalgo (the border city), we met Rodolfo, who told us that stoves wouldn't be available until the next morning at around 9am. We stayed at a hostal that night, with CB in a room with Fernando and our driver Juan. My room was a creepy room about the size of a large walk-in closet with no windows and an aluminum roof. The bathroom consisted of a toilet and an open shower right next to each other (no sink). The mosquitos had a feast with my ankles last night so I am pretty excited to leave Hidalgo. The weather is HOT, a striking contrast from the cool temperatures of the rural highlands.
Unfortunately it is Thursday today, and stoves will not be ready until 5pm. The truck that is bringing the stoves from Guatemala is waiting in a long line to cross the border. Apparently gas is cheaper in Mexico, and many large vehicles cross the border to take advantage of this. Despite the delays we are really looking forward to the arrival of the stoves! Rodolfo has been amazing this entire time and has helped us finalize all the paperwork along with Jaime and Fernando. The stoves are being donated officially to Las Abejas in Fernando's name. It's amazing how much he is doing for the communities...very admirable.
Anyway, ankles itchy...will update later.
-Yaqui
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