Day 9

Today we finally got to pay a visit to the COSTFORD slum reconstruction. The structures themselves were extremely well built considering what they were replacing and where they were located. The area surrounding the new buildings was covered in trash, sewage, and flooded areas. We also got coconut water and Lizzy’s was cut with a dirty machete so she got really paranoid about being sick.

After the visit to the slums we went to a small house that COSTFORD build on a really tiny land plot. It was three stories of architectural genius and full of every amenity that you could imagine. The house held four couples and one child. The most amazing part of this tour was leaving the house knowing how big it is on the inside and still wondering how all of that could possibly fit in from the outside.

Once that was over Lizzy saved the day and my appetite (which was ruined by the sewage) by ordering Domino’s Pizza! It was wonderful tasting something familiar and not full of spices. We also watched Charilie’s Angels which was full of complaint warnings because of the social taboo that comes from women beating up men in a movie. The night finally ended with Steven, Logan and I giving up on trying to get Wi-Fi and watching Firefly.