The Ups and Downs of Living Overseas...

Well, the last couple weeks have been an emotional roller coaster....hence, the lack of my updates...just too much to process. There have been some family issues back home that have made me quite homesick and the project is in an intense phase and we have been working with Bryan in the studio until 3 or 4 am. So many little things seem to go wrong or not fall into place which causes quite a bit of frustration, and in the middle of all this Bryan has had to find a new place to rent for a studio because the work space he has been using for the last 6 years is no longer available. Things seem to be on an upswing though...the casting process is done, a postive has been made and also a negative of that postive....and then a negative of that postive again....I think....hard to keep track!! AND now the mold is being completed to hold the epoxy-resin and then, finally into a pressure chamber and then... voila! We have completed the first of 12 statues! Wow...its a crazy-detailed process....and I HOPE it goes smoothly....
On the lighter side...we have had many moments of hilarity during our exhaustion:
At german lessons for instance:
Ben had to say a sentance saying: "The brush belongs to the woman"
This is what he REALLY said: "The breast belongs to the woman"
Later he had to say: "After work I go home and peel 10 potatoes"
This is what he REALLY said: "After work I go home and poop 10 potatoes"
Good times....we have been having fun too. During our late night work session with Bryan we are sure to lighten the atmosphere by having fork-lift races, making jokes, and playing with high pressure air-blowing tool (I have no idea what to call it!)...you would be amazed at the shapes your mouth can take in the 'wind'...sooo funny. When we upload the pics I will post some.
Take care everyone!