Venezuela Recap

Sorry for all the post with no pictures, the internet access at the hotel was just not up for it. But here are a host of pictures to catch you up on the experience.








 I was amazed to see so many motorcycle cops in Venezuela. Most are riding dual sports like this officer who gladly agreed to a photo.




Allison's birthday was Monday while we were in Venezuela. The staff at Project Jonas suprised her with flowers and a cake. The girls on our team also suprised her with a cake, so everyone enjoyed a lot of delicious cake.






Some of the electrical issues I was greeted with upon arrival...





There were about 20-24 outside light fixtures that looked something like this:




We managed to get three rebuilt to look like this:

Here's Allison painting:

Here's the concrete pad in progress:





EPA - the daily building supply adventure:







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