Water: Santiago one plastic bottle at a time

Humans are comprised of about 70 percent water. We need it to survive. So why is the only water I can drink, in this luxury hotel in a town of 3 million people, bottled water? It shouldn't be this way. No one should have to live like this anywhere yet it's the norm more than the exception.

In my hotel room there is a sign that warns against drinking the tap water. So what are we supposed to do? Travis and I bought a case of water and a two gallon jug to last the week. You have to buy these in markets, I have yet to find one in Santiago but I know they are here.

In Friusa before we left I was asked if to could take a sample of their water and look into giving them clean water. This got me thinking. Why stop there? Why only the church. In a resort town everyone has to drink bottled water. I am going to try to meet with some resorts here this summer to help cover the costs of building a city wide water treatment plant. This will require lots of time and money but it's the right thing to do. As soon as I land in the states I am sending the water samples into a lab to be checked out.

Once I have all the info I need ill see what I can do. I know this project won't be easy but I have two great cities here to try this on an a great supporting cast here to help. I hope to be back this summer to get started on this work. I won't be able to do this without the support of my friends back in the states.

I am thinking of having a series of dinner parties, with traditional Dominican food, for those who are interested in helping solve this problem one plastic bottle at a time. Let me know if your interested.