It´s all about connections

hours: 5.5

Today we went to another orphanage, Casa Hogar Dalego to check on a lab we had previously installed. There were several machines that outright wouldn't turn on and several more that refused to run updates. 6 that wouldn't turn had failed power supplies. Best we figure, the damage to power supplies from constant flickering and brownouts. We're going to replace them tomorrow after we find the ones we need at ESBAO. One had a loose video card and was cake to fix. What made this very interesting: the wasn't enough space in the lab itself for us to work, so they set up several tables... outside... with flowery table cloths. Was great.

Juan, Juan Diago and Miguel were fighting with one computer trying to get its case off. I noticed they were pushing the wrong way and offered to help once they had been at it for awhile. I popped it right off and they couldn't help but laugh that my skinny non-muscular self had managed to get it off.

The differences with this orphanage: it has fewer children, is smaller, is in the middle of the city, it receives government funding as the lady who runs it has connections into the system and it isn't staffed by a family.

Lunch was fun, had fresh cactus. Apparently, it's the type that the bird is holding on the flag... or that's the best I can figure from the Spanish I was told. Was most good, like watermelon.

My sunburn is getting better. I think in part because of the vast sea of moisturizer I've given it. It's been a good day even though I've felt rather ill for a good part of it. Hope it's just the heat.