Building, trivia and weather (or not?)...

Building...
Overall building Hungarian style continues to be a very interesting process, and I'm looking forward to sharing a bit of what we do in the states with Levi to see if there might be ways for him to streamline next year's build (2008-2009).

There's a great deal of what we in the states would perceive as "overbuilding" here (e.g., blocking walls and ceiling headers) that takes more time than a similar house in the states would. As most Hungarian buildings are done with brick, I'm wondering if the additional blocking to make the house(s) "enough strong" (as Levi would say) is done in part to assuage conscern about the longevity of the structure, while maintaining a more volunteer-friendly building system. Food for thought.

With just one GV team to go for 2007, the bulk of our building time will be one-on-one with receiving families and their extended family and friends. Advantageous in some ways since the "crew" will be more consistent, tougher in that there are less of us working at a time, and their primary availability is just on weekends.

Trivia…
Measuring by walking something out is called “hand stepping” here… they are very amused when I do this, since my feet are much smaller and it takes longer [laughing]

Weather...
We’ve had a bit of Pacific NW weather, with substantial (albeit short-lived!) rain in the evening(s) giving rise to low clouds, brisk breezes and cooler temps in its wake... in jeans and sweaters versus tank tops and shorts for the first time in more than 6 weeks. Cool [no pun intended! ]