We got one of the foundations set and poured at the end of this week, ready for the other houses the beginning of next week! Working has felt hard and tiring, and I have noticed that I need to work a little less hard to care for myself even though I very much do not want to. The diverse roles available for such a large site and crew has been great with naturally coordinating tasks depending on want and capability. We got to have a guest for dinner and have a dinner hosted for us at our Lead Builder's home. It was delicious and nerd-tastic when we had Melissa and Jeremy over for dinner on Tuesday. The meal was beyond good thanks to Team 2, and then Jeremy walked us through the design of the Community Rebuilds campus garden, identifying the permaculture-based landscape along with culinary herbs, currants, peaches, and native and climate-appropriate plants. He focuses on water management and is a part of protecting Bear's Ears National Monument, a large expanse of land that may soon lose protection and funding pretty much so we can commercialize and reap the land currently owned and ruled by Native American tribes. "The Bears Ears proposal was led by five Tribes—the Navajo, Hopi, Zuni, Ute Mountain Ute, and Ute Indian Tribes." We are planning on volunteering with SUWA the next few workdays he is hosting, and hopefully can help advocate for its continued protection. Then getting to visit Lead Builder Jason Provonost's home he and several Community Rebuilds workers built not too long ago. He brewed some great beer and we have a design-your-own-pizza bar dinner while getting to chat with our fellow interns, home owners, Community Rebuilds employees, and others. The weekend has also been lovely, getting to go to Warner Lake (well, pond) with Lena was a much needed space for us to have in this wonderful and ever-changing and supportive relationship. We attempted to use a make-shift raft we found at the lake, explored the aspen forest, enjoyed the sunlight changing throughout the evening, and a small, fire-side chat while the full-ish moon rose in the sky. This followed by a chill Sunday that included lots of sleeping in and vegging, as well as Lena investigating the bee boxes we have, me doing a touch of yard work, Lena going to the ceramic studio, and some good woodburning and communal playlist building.
Having this time and our newly established Food Stamps (thank you Utah) and our care package (1) upon care package (2), I think we definitely feel prepared for this next week. Pouring this next foundation is going to be bruuutal though! Wish us luck this Tuesday.
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