Opening day part 2

Here we have the final ceremony for our new solar garden. Students, staff and dignitaries alike crowd around for the ribbon cutting. Afterwards we all feasted and got fat on success.

Opening day

Opening day we had entertainment and special guests in the social hall. Dancing, singing and general merriment ensued. Afterwards everyone filed out and went to the grand opening. I can't stress what a victory this was for the Polytechnic school. It often gets overlooked and this was a huge win for them, not just to being recognized outside the community, but within the village borders as well.

Did I mention it was hot?

Insanely hot. Hottest it's ever been for me here and it started with the very beginning of the installation when we were putting up the supports. Here's a photo of Godfrey the mechanical genius resting under the panels with me.

Getting it done

When the Spanish Engineers arrived the necessary bones of the installation were well prepared and we went to work piping in the cables, grounding the panels, hooking up the control center with the multi cluster, and inverters, cutting vents, attaching roofing, you name it. It took some time, and there were some hiccups but we got the installation up and running on time.

Where were we?

My time here is winding up which is a pretty scary thought. A lot has happened and I'll try my best to catch you up. A while ago we had Sister Mary's birthday celebration at the polytechnic department where she uncovered a baby doll, and all the students sang to her. Pretty cute seeing her get surprised. Afterwards she addressed us all about the up coming solar garden opening and the stakes were made pretty clear. Everyone in poly worked really hard and some long hours were had the following two weeks to make sure the opening would be a success. My internet has been pretty wonky here as of the last few weeks but I'll try to do as many picture submissions as I can. Here's us setting up on the solar control station.

BLAG!!

Pole Sana! My regrets for such a long absence. Please accept this adorable picture in place of a heartfelt excuse, I have been pretty busy these past few weeks.

Lawson High Mural

Early last week I finished my mural in the Lawson High School library. One or two hours every day for a week and a half. The kids were so much fun to help on this. Some of them have serious skills with an aerosol can, and great design intuition. Many thanks to Sister Teresia for the request, and to the Irish for the paint.