After weeks of running around like crazy people, we finally had a chance to focus serious efforts on how to make our job site more efficient. Without getting into the details, we got our workforce more focused on specific task and had each worker specialize in a particular component of the project.
And now to PUMBA.
Pumba is rice chaff, which is the by-product after winnowing rice. It is also the material that locals use to fire bricks. The search for Pumba is a serious endeavour that only the determined and unrelenting individual will succeed. Pumba is always in high demand and usually is purchased a week or even month ahead of time (which is very rare in this part of Tanzania). After much frustration, we heard talk of a possible supply, several villages away. So, we dropped everything and went to investigate this lead. Fortunately our sources were good and we were able to secure a supply of Pumba to get us started firing bricks. No champagne cork popping yet, the search still continues….
After Eleven straight weeks of eating rice every night we asked Kishosha if there were any other kinds of food that we might buy to cook for dinner. He thought about and said, “What about rice mixed with lentils?” Last night, we had rice again for dinner.
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