We had a great first day on the build site. We are working in Wierzbice, a town about 30 minutes from Wrocław. We met the homeowners, but the kids they foster are gone until Wednesday. The weather was pretty nice, so we worked outside, doing various jobs to make the property more accessible for the kids. For example, we are leveling out the ground, and creating pathways with pavers so they can move around the property more easily in wheelchairs. We are also painting a fence. At lunchtime, our host coordinator, Karolina, gave us a mini Polish lesson, so we have some basic words to use. By the end of the day, our construction manager, Zbyszek, was quite pleased with the amount of work we got done.
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