Build Trip 1: Day 17

Life is cozy now in Kovol! We can power our devices, shut out the wind at night, sleep without mice running about our faces, the list goes on! We fly out tomorrow so this weekend we’ve been prepping the houses for our absence. We’ve finished up wrapping them… Put in Read more…

Build Trip 1: Day 14

Did I ever tell you that Philip brought a bunch of Germans (well, four of them) over to help build the houses? Well he did, and that’s cool! Not only do Germans help build houses, they also say silly things. Like the time I told a German “let’s go prep Read more…

Build Trip 1: Day 10

So, as I’m sure you would have guessed, the building has continued on my house. Last week I even ditched milling for half the day in order to help out on the roof. As soon as my house was under roof we began putting Steve’s house up. Unfortunately for Steve’s Read more…

Build Trip 1: Day 3

While our two weeks off were well spent with Central Area’s conference, logistics (of course), and what might have been dysentery; we are three days into the first build trip! This trip features Bill and Jotham, who know how to build things, and of course Philip who is back with Read more…

Milling Trip 2: Day 18

Well, the “milling” part of our milling trip is now officially over as our second large chainsaw is now refusing to work. It started yesterday when my only reward for laboring constantly at the pull cord was a resounding backfire, which at least was entertaining for the spectators involved. All Read more…