Toof to the roof
We started our third work day with a tour of the Paros Lighthouse, a shelter that serves abused pregnant women and mothers. Seta Ghazarian, our guide, showed us the
rooms where the residents stayed, the playroom for the kids, and the shower rooms. The team was touched by the stories of what brought the residents in. We met some
of the mothers and their children. Seta also showed us where the women are trained in sewing, cooking, and computer skills.
Once we arrived at the work site, we began installing insulation in the attic. Installing insulation requires pouring a lightweight natural volcanic rock/gravel
above the ceiling through the attic. The work involved a few members of the team
on the ground filling buckets with gravel while others formed a bucket line in the
attic passing the gravel from the window entry all the way to the end of the attic. The buckets were lifted up via a pulley system. A group of 7 or 8 were stationed in the attic where it was very hot and dusty. While working up there, we had to
keep our knees bent while passing buckets in order to avoid the low beams and exposed nails. Every one of us hit our heads on the beams several times. The hard hats were priceless.
We had a traditional Armenian lunch which included, as always, a tomato and
cucumber salad and bread. Armenian coffee was served during our afternoon break.
The team worked another shift in the afternoon when the sun had come out making it even hotter in the attic. Several team mates switched out to get a break from the bent position passing buckets. Tho we worked very hard without many rest breaks, the insulation work was not even half done when it was time to go.
We got back to the hotel at 6:30 and went to the Toboule restaurant at 8:00 where
we had Hummos, Baba Ghanoug, fatoosh, cheese-and-spinach borega , and for our main course a sheet of lavash with grilled chicken chunks, tomatoes, onions and fries with 8 crisp lavash toast pieces on top. It was very good.
After dinner, part of the team went back home while others went out for drinks and to explore the city. We are now getting more familiar with the close part of the city center as we walk to dinner every night and don't feel the need to stick to each other like glue. There is a very active nightlife here with much to see and many places to stop for a drink and conversation without stopping at the same place .
twice. By Tony Gumushian
We started our third work day with a tour of the Paros Lighthouse, a shelter that serves abused pregnant women and mothers. Seta Ghazarian, our guide, showed us the
rooms where the residents stayed, the playroom for the kids, and the shower rooms. The team was touched by the stories of what brought the residents in. We met some
of the mothers and their children. Seta also showed us where the women are trained in sewing, cooking, and computer skills.Once we arrived at the work site, we began installing insulation in the attic. Installing insulation requires pouring a lightweight natural volcanic rock/gravel
above the ceiling through the attic. The work involved a few members of the team on the ground filling buckets with gravel while others formed a bucket line in the
attic passing the gravel from the window entry all the way to the end of the attic. The buckets were lifted up via a pulley system. A group of 7 or 8 were stationed in the attic where it was very hot and dusty. While working up there, we had to
keep our knees bent while passing buckets in order to avoid the low beams and exposed nails. Every one of us hit our heads on the beams several times. The hard hats were priceless.
We had a traditional Armenian lunch which included, as always, a tomato and cucumber salad and bread. Armenian coffee was served during our afternoon break.
The team worked another shift in the afternoon when the sun had come out making it even hotter in the attic. Several team mates switched out to get a break from the bent position passing buckets. Tho we worked very hard without many rest breaks, the insulation work was not even half done when it was time to go.
We got back to the hotel at 6:30 and went to the Toboule restaurant at 8:00 where
we had Hummos, Baba Ghanoug, fatoosh, cheese-and-spinach borega , and for our main course a sheet of lavash with grilled chicken chunks, tomatoes, onions and fries with 8 crisp lavash toast pieces on top. It was very good.
After dinner, part of the team went back home while others went out for drinks and to explore the city. We are now getting more familiar with the close part of the city center as we walk to dinner every night and don't feel the need to stick to each other like glue. There is a very active nightlife here with much to see and many places to stop for a drink and conversation without stopping at the same place .
twice. By Tony Gumushian
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