We have been dealing with bikes a lot lately. Last weekend a local metal worker that is going to build an ultra burly bike rack for me gave me a rusty mountain bike frame. We sanded it down and painted it pink for April, we took all the parts off of her cruiser and made a super heavy mountain bike for her. We also made friends with a couple of Americans that were attempting to roll past our town on bikes heading towards the US. I talked them into crashing at our house. They were super cool, very much what I was expecting the people in Peace Corps to be like, but unfortunately Peace Corps attracts a very much different person. These two had been volunteering for a bike shop/NGO in Guatemala that helped people get bikes and machines that use bikes to make life a little easier. One machine they built while there was a washing machine that uses human power to clean clothes! They also built a blender that uses pedal power. Super cool kids. The guy Tyson started his trip on bike in Argentina and met up with Sara in Guatemala at the shop.
Here a few pics of what we have been up to. The last one is the only kid in town that is willing to give the slackline more than one shot, he can make it about 5 or so steps before 'falling off', he is still scared of getting hurt so it is more like a step off.
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