In March Mision Rescate packed up their bags and headed off on holiday. The destination; Mejia, a sunny holiday town, the accomodation; the mission owned house five minutes away from the beach, the catch; we had to paint it. We were to put the term “a change is as good as a break” to the test.
Leaving on the 5th of March we made our way by bus to the sunny coastal town, accopanied by our missionary leader David Murphy, with the mission to relax and unwind for a week while at the same time making a home improvement in the grand old house. We were given the challenge of painting the rooms we had chosen to sleep in and whatever else we could do would be a bonus. The male side of the team had chosen to reside downstairs while the female section stayed upstairs. A battle of the sexes commenced. And as a male I am ashamed to admit that the “chicas” put their hands to the plough, and beat us with it. The male irish trio committed, what can only be described as an atrocity to painting in their room, nightmares of old layers of paint peeling off as we put on a new one will accompany us for a very long time to come. At the end of the week the males had managed to finish their respective rooms (even the Irish) while the females had completed not only their rooms but a lounge and made a start in the kitchen as well.
On the other side of the coin we did manage to relax, the biggest attraction for some was the large library of english books in the house, for other more exciting or purely spanish speaking people there was a beach close by to be enjoyed and time to get some much appreciated sleep. It was also a pleasure to be with David Murphy and get to know him a bit more.
All in all it was a very enjoyable week, frustrating at times, when paint was peeling off all around you, but also funny, we have learned that in times of great frustration there is always a laugh to be had.
Leaving on the 5th of March we made our way by bus to the sunny coastal town, accopanied by our missionary leader David Murphy, with the mission to relax and unwind for a week while at the same time making a home improvement in the grand old house. We were given the challenge of painting the rooms we had chosen to sleep in and whatever else we could do would be a bonus. The male side of the team had chosen to reside downstairs while the female section stayed upstairs. A battle of the sexes commenced. And as a male I am ashamed to admit that the “chicas” put their hands to the plough, and beat us with it. The male irish trio committed, what can only be described as an atrocity to painting in their room, nightmares of old layers of paint peeling off as we put on a new one will accompany us for a very long time to come. At the end of the week the males had managed to finish their respective rooms (even the Irish) while the females had completed not only their rooms but a lounge and made a start in the kitchen as well.
On the other side of the coin we did manage to relax, the biggest attraction for some was the large library of english books in the house, for other more exciting or purely spanish speaking people there was a beach close by to be enjoyed and time to get some much appreciated sleep. It was also a pleasure to be with David Murphy and get to know him a bit more.
All in all it was a very enjoyable week, frustrating at times, when paint was peeling off all around you, but also funny, we have learned that in times of great frustration there is always a laugh to be had.
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