Day 15 began with more eggs, beans and bread followed by a better organised team talk after another early start. Ella seemed to have the role of project manager sussed and had everybody’s roles planned and ready to hand out over breakfast. The weather was good enough for Gazza to climb trees so we could plait leaves for the new shelter to smarten up the kindergarten for the handing over ceremony. During the morning Raj managed to cut his hand opening paint with a chisel, conveniently getting him out of a day’s work and leaving Naomi and Alice to clean the floor with antiseptic wipes.
The cook team started making lunch at 10:30 as it was soup and pasta and we needed to have eaten before the buddies arrived at 1.00 however, even with the extra hour of cooking time lunch was still not ready till 1.15 luckily the buddies arrived later so we finished before they came for the rehersal of the malaria awareness play. Most of the team organising it didn’t seem to know exactly what was happening but Jess and Isaac seemed to have everything sorted and managed to explain all the instructions so the buddies could get involved.
While the rehersal was happening, down at the junior high school the murals were being finished off with only a few arrows to complete on our last project day. The unfortunate group from camp got stuck doing a water run as there was no washing or drinking water so after 5 runs there were lots of wet people with sore necks who attempted to carry the water on their heads.
We all went to bed relatively early with not many people up for playing charades and the funeral in the village beginning that we had been warned meant 3 days without sleep as there is constant music throughout the night.
Friday, 27 August 2010
Tuesday, 24 August 2010
Day 13 - Ali and Joe
Day 13 started off with another early wake up, after are first night back to the reality of the kindergarten. The morning then continued with some eggy bread and another teamtalk hosted by our new camp manager Lucy. Tom dominated the meeting as one of the project managers handing out jobs.
Work started off with mainly glossing white walls and blue shutters, some people stayed and worked at camp and Lucy and Naomi started off the first of the murals. There was hard work all morning. Just before lunch Tim, Ali, Catherine, Ghandi, Kambole and Big Bill all witnessed the most intense goat fight, it was hilariously amazing. It was yellow goat versus black with little ones watching as both goats used jumping head buts. Tim decided to chase another black goat into the equation, even though it was two on one the yellowishy one came out on top.
Lunch was more manwiches followed by job sorting. People set off for an afternoon of jobs and put in some more hard work in the afternoon. At about 3:30 in the afternoon Alice and Emma returned from a supposed shopping trip after being left at sabre headquarters because Isaac took a cheeky 3 hour trip to the bank. They then had to for fill a few more little errands. Meanwhile at the JHS there was a power cut which left us unable to see if the projector was working.
For tea we had a quite nice carbonara whipped up by the cook team which everybody excepting Carol enjoying it. Later on we had the best team meeting yet, which was pretty much “have a brownie” then “team meeting over”, brilliant.
p.s from Catherine, Happy 79th Birthday Grandad!! Hope you have a brilliant day and wishing I was there with you. I am having such a great time so nothing to worry about and will look forward to seeing you all when I get back. Love you lots and lots xxx
Work started off with mainly glossing white walls and blue shutters, some people stayed and worked at camp and Lucy and Naomi started off the first of the murals. There was hard work all morning. Just before lunch Tim, Ali, Catherine, Ghandi, Kambole and Big Bill all witnessed the most intense goat fight, it was hilariously amazing. It was yellow goat versus black with little ones watching as both goats used jumping head buts. Tim decided to chase another black goat into the equation, even though it was two on one the yellowishy one came out on top.
Lunch was more manwiches followed by job sorting. People set off for an afternoon of jobs and put in some more hard work in the afternoon. At about 3:30 in the afternoon Alice and Emma returned from a supposed shopping trip after being left at sabre headquarters because Isaac took a cheeky 3 hour trip to the bank. They then had to for fill a few more little errands. Meanwhile at the JHS there was a power cut which left us unable to see if the projector was working.
For tea we had a quite nice carbonara whipped up by the cook team which everybody excepting Carol enjoying it. Later on we had the best team meeting yet, which was pretty much “have a brownie” then “team meeting over”, brilliant.
p.s from Catherine, Happy 79th Birthday Grandad!! Hope you have a brilliant day and wishing I was there with you. I am having such a great time so nothing to worry about and will look forward to seeing you all when I get back. Love you lots and lots xxx
Monday, 23 August 2010
Day 11 and 12 – Emma and Alice
Waking up to another breakfast of porridge (not the camp favourite!) everyone was really excited to get out of camp for the weekend. However the TaTa bus got stuck on the hill about to overturn so the ‘Bant Tank’ was called in, which meant a 2 hour delay, in heavy rain- so we couldn’t even have showers while we waited! We finally got on the ‘Bant Tank’ with all of our camping equipment and headed to Sabre HQ, with Matt. B and Joe leading the singing. At HQ we changed busses so that we could continue to the restaurant, in the newly rescued TaTa Bus. We Arrived at the Zizibi restaurant, only to be delayed further as the service took so long. But the wait was worth while as everyone was jealous of Alice, Naomi and Lucy’s fried chicken and C HIPS!!! But what amused us most was Catherine crying at the extremely spicy Spaghetti Bolognaise, that everyone enjoyed trying.
We arrived at them Monkey Sanctuary too late to look around and still in heavy down pour, so we took a vote whether to outdo Team 1 and camp in the Rainforest or stay at Kakum where there was permanent shelter. We carried all of our heavy camping equipment up 12 flights of steps, sending Joe, Raj, Connor and Emma back down to get more stuff. After we set up camp trying to avoid the rain, hoping that the Tarpaulin would hold out through the night. We all finally got into bed after Carol, Julia and Bill gave up trying to control the banter. During an awkward silence Raj came out with the perfect ice breaker of – ‘Now for my daily check for testicular cancer’ Alice then continued the theme by asking Carol, rather out of the blue – “Carol is it possible to feel your ovaries?” with Naomi then adding “or are they glands?” After the laughing had dies down, Isaac brought out the brilliant new quote saying that he was “sweating like a hot cup of tea.” In the middle of the night, the Tarpaulin failed and emptied itself all over Connor and his camp bed leaving him damp and miserable, but everyone else highly amused.
In the morning we woke up to another breakfast or more boring sandwiches, and then packed up for more trips up and down the 12 flights of stairs. We did short whistle stop tour of the money sanctuary and then set of to Kakum after Isaac had broken the tree so that the bus could fit out. We arrived at Kakum with half and hour to spare so everyone stuffed their faces with popcorn, coke and cookies. Carol avoided the walkway and waited for us at the end. It was great fun and no one was too scared to give the full 7 bridges a try and we all completed them. After the walkway we left to drive to Hans Cottage Boatel (a cross between boat and a hotel) to grab some lunch. Nobody could quite decide whether the crocodile that the Ghanaians were paying to touch was real or not, until it jumped up and ate a weaver bird.
After Carol, Julia and Bill left us completely in charge, we somehow successfully managed to navigate to driver to a market where we brought food and project materials for the following few days. On our journey home, the roads were still a little slippery, so the TaTa Bus managed to slide backward al the way down a hill, and we must say that Bill looked terrified and desperate to drive us himself. When we got back to camp I think it is safe to say that we were all VERY HAPPY to see a long drop after using the rainforest floor and all its creatures as our toilet. After a controversial meal of soggy/crunchy rice and tomato and vegetable sauce there was yet another queue for Catherine’s massages. For one we were all in bed by curfew, looking forward to a breakfast of Eggy Bread, other than the cook team!
We arrived at them Monkey Sanctuary too late to look around and still in heavy down pour, so we took a vote whether to outdo Team 1 and camp in the Rainforest or stay at Kakum where there was permanent shelter. We carried all of our heavy camping equipment up 12 flights of steps, sending Joe, Raj, Connor and Emma back down to get more stuff. After we set up camp trying to avoid the rain, hoping that the Tarpaulin would hold out through the night. We all finally got into bed after Carol, Julia and Bill gave up trying to control the banter. During an awkward silence Raj came out with the perfect ice breaker of – ‘Now for my daily check for testicular cancer’ Alice then continued the theme by asking Carol, rather out of the blue – “Carol is it possible to feel your ovaries?” with Naomi then adding “or are they glands?” After the laughing had dies down, Isaac brought out the brilliant new quote saying that he was “sweating like a hot cup of tea.” In the middle of the night, the Tarpaulin failed and emptied itself all over Connor and his camp bed leaving him damp and miserable, but everyone else highly amused.
In the morning we woke up to another breakfast or more boring sandwiches, and then packed up for more trips up and down the 12 flights of stairs. We did short whistle stop tour of the money sanctuary and then set of to Kakum after Isaac had broken the tree so that the bus could fit out. We arrived at Kakum with half and hour to spare so everyone stuffed their faces with popcorn, coke and cookies. Carol avoided the walkway and waited for us at the end. It was great fun and no one was too scared to give the full 7 bridges a try and we all completed them. After the walkway we left to drive to Hans Cottage Boatel (a cross between boat and a hotel) to grab some lunch. Nobody could quite decide whether the crocodile that the Ghanaians were paying to touch was real or not, until it jumped up and ate a weaver bird.
After Carol, Julia and Bill left us completely in charge, we somehow successfully managed to navigate to driver to a market where we brought food and project materials for the following few days. On our journey home, the roads were still a little slippery, so the TaTa Bus managed to slide backward al the way down a hill, and we must say that Bill looked terrified and desperate to drive us himself. When we got back to camp I think it is safe to say that we were all VERY HAPPY to see a long drop after using the rainforest floor and all its creatures as our toilet. After a controversial meal of soggy/crunchy rice and tomato and vegetable sauce there was yet another queue for Catherine’s massages. For one we were all in bed by curfew, looking forward to a breakfast of Eggy Bread, other than the cook team!
Saturday, 21 August 2010
Day 10 - By Ella and Kambole
After a late night (10:30!!) we all woke up pretty late to a breakfast of beans, egg and bread. After our motivational team talk Raj and Matt washed up for a good two hours. Work then resumed on the painting and roofing of the Junior High School.
Lunch in general was a failure, with very delayed small portions, from a highly forgetful cooking team. The only salvation was that Isaac does amazing pancakes. Kambole, Catherine and Emma pinned Ella down with a mosquito bite zapper, which Kambole continued to surprise her with (ON THE BACK OF HER NECK!)
After another lengthy team talk from Carol, the project managers decided who was to do what, giving themselves the best jobs. Tim, AKA Papa Smurf managed to paint himself blue.
Ali, Raj, Alice, Catherine and Jess discussed which celebrities were ‘hotties’, Alice carried on the fun with a singing sesh. Tim, Naomi and Kambole also had a sing song, singing the ‘Ebay Song’.
Jo, Matt and Tim all managed to knock a pot of blue turpentine all over the floor. Jo ended up looking like whale rider after trying to clean it up. Kambole realised that his laugh is getting incredibly more camp, and a random Ghanaian girl told Ella that she laughed too much.
Sarah cooked dinner, outshining us once again, with Palava sauce and mashed yams, in Ali’s words – ‘Fishy Supreme’.
Kambole just went to the toilet for the fifth time, where a lizard dropped on his head. LOLZ.
P.S Ali says, Ellie, hope you got into Warwick, and missing all of you and also missing toilets.
P.P.S. Kambole says, Ghana is so much better than Scotland.
Lunch in general was a failure, with very delayed small portions, from a highly forgetful cooking team. The only salvation was that Isaac does amazing pancakes. Kambole, Catherine and Emma pinned Ella down with a mosquito bite zapper, which Kambole continued to surprise her with (ON THE BACK OF HER NECK!)
After another lengthy team talk from Carol, the project managers decided who was to do what, giving themselves the best jobs. Tim, AKA Papa Smurf managed to paint himself blue.
Ali, Raj, Alice, Catherine and Jess discussed which celebrities were ‘hotties’, Alice carried on the fun with a singing sesh. Tim, Naomi and Kambole also had a sing song, singing the ‘Ebay Song’.
Jo, Matt and Tim all managed to knock a pot of blue turpentine all over the floor. Jo ended up looking like whale rider after trying to clean it up. Kambole realised that his laugh is getting incredibly more camp, and a random Ghanaian girl told Ella that she laughed too much.
Sarah cooked dinner, outshining us once again, with Palava sauce and mashed yams, in Ali’s words – ‘Fishy Supreme’.
Kambole just went to the toilet for the fifth time, where a lizard dropped on his head. LOLZ.
P.S Ali says, Ellie, hope you got into Warwick, and missing all of you and also missing toilets.
P.P.S. Kambole says, Ghana is so much better than Scotland.
Day 9 - By Jess and Tim
Tim woke up at the call to prayer at about 4:30 as he was sleeping outside; he was slightly damp seeing as there had been a brief shower in the night. I (Jess) as usual slept like the living dead until half six and still has not heard the call to prayer despite already being here a week already.
Today we had one of the best breakfasts of the trip, which consisted of ample slices of French toast (for once we are not hungry after eating!!) cooked by Matt (Ghandi), Emma, Tom and Connor. During a girly chat with Julia and Carol, Kambole tripped over a mosquito net flashing his “meat and two veg” (Carol’s words), to which Naomi said “I rather enjoyed it” claiming it was just to make him feel better, but we all knew better. ;) ;P.
We had a very successful day painting the classrooms and glossing them with oil paint which is a nightmare to get off. (AAAAAAAAAAaahhhhhhhh turps!!!) During this eventful working morning Naomi’s buddy questioned whether Ella was a Muslim as she had her legs crossed. LoL.
Lunch was the norm with manwiches (which were massive chunks of bread with a tiny scraping of tuna). After lunch Matt and Carol had an intimate moment, where Carol was rubbing Matt’s back (who was making the most suggestive groaning noises).
After lunch we got back to work, where we managed to finally finish the coco-nut roofing !!! YAY! We have nearly finished the third room which was not part of the plan but we are still on schedule and will be painting the murals or “Murials” as we all call them next week.
Dinner was pasta with tomato sauce and vegetables, which Ella managed to drop on the floor (PASTA SIDE DOWN!) before she’d even tried it, it could be only be her.
(Jess) Hi to mum and dad, hope you are not worrying to much, I am having a FAB time, despite the horrendous toilets!(And have only been bitten 3 times!! so far any way) Missing you guys and all my friends as well, can’t wait to get back and show you all the photos!! Love you lots!! Jess xxxx
Today we had one of the best breakfasts of the trip, which consisted of ample slices of French toast (for once we are not hungry after eating!!) cooked by Matt (Ghandi), Emma, Tom and Connor. During a girly chat with Julia and Carol, Kambole tripped over a mosquito net flashing his “meat and two veg” (Carol’s words), to which Naomi said “I rather enjoyed it” claiming it was just to make him feel better, but we all knew better. ;) ;P.
We had a very successful day painting the classrooms and glossing them with oil paint which is a nightmare to get off. (AAAAAAAAAAaahhhhhhhh turps!!!) During this eventful working morning Naomi’s buddy questioned whether Ella was a Muslim as she had her legs crossed. LoL.
Lunch was the norm with manwiches (which were massive chunks of bread with a tiny scraping of tuna). After lunch Matt and Carol had an intimate moment, where Carol was rubbing Matt’s back (who was making the most suggestive groaning noises).
After lunch we got back to work, where we managed to finally finish the coco-nut roofing !!! YAY! We have nearly finished the third room which was not part of the plan but we are still on schedule and will be painting the murals or “Murials” as we all call them next week.
Dinner was pasta with tomato sauce and vegetables, which Ella managed to drop on the floor (PASTA SIDE DOWN!) before she’d even tried it, it could be only be her.
(Jess) Hi to mum and dad, hope you are not worrying to much, I am having a FAB time, despite the horrendous toilets!(And have only been bitten 3 times!! so far any way) Missing you guys and all my friends as well, can’t wait to get back and show you all the photos!! Love you lots!! Jess xxxx
Day 8 - By Ella and Jess
After waking up to the prayer call at 4:30 for the 8th day running we were all pretty annoyed. Things were made better by Isaac’s amazing cooking of pancakes (basically everything we make is utterly disgusting).
After breakfast we continued painting the classrooms and sanding the doors and windows in preparation for the gloss paint. Lunch was minestrone soup, which was ridiculously late, it basically consisted of soggy spaghetti and crunchy vegetables (kind of inevitable when you’ve got me (Ella) cooking!). We also managed to tip a whole load of chilli powder in it after Steve telling us it was pepper, so yeah burning tongues.
The afternoon was slow as everyone was exhausted from the hard morning’s work. Sarah cooked dinner again for us, which was like heaven! (But very spicy heaven!) After which everyone headed off to bed for an early night - half eight! Though the Ghanaian children are lovely (and incredibly cute) they were being extremely noisy which prompted Jess to tell them to be quite ‘cause we wanted to sleep, BARE LOLZ.
The year 11s are becoming increasingly nervous about there exam results, which is in six day’s time! :S Everyone knows they’ll all do fine though (:
P.S. Ella says she missed you all, (not really though ;)) It’s AMAAAAZING here and I absolutely love it, I think I could easily live here if only there we re running water and decent loos :D Rooooby Booooby, Carol keep talking about you, saying how you should be here, shall tell you about it on the walk to school ;) LAAAAVV YAAA xx OHHH MUTHAAAA, plez can you reserve me ‘Lord of the Flies’ talking book at the library, not sure if I’ll have time to read it tbh. And I am expecting a banner on my arrival at Heathrow.
After breakfast we continued painting the classrooms and sanding the doors and windows in preparation for the gloss paint. Lunch was minestrone soup, which was ridiculously late, it basically consisted of soggy spaghetti and crunchy vegetables (kind of inevitable when you’ve got me (Ella) cooking!). We also managed to tip a whole load of chilli powder in it after Steve telling us it was pepper, so yeah burning tongues.
The afternoon was slow as everyone was exhausted from the hard morning’s work. Sarah cooked dinner again for us, which was like heaven! (But very spicy heaven!) After which everyone headed off to bed for an early night - half eight! Though the Ghanaian children are lovely (and incredibly cute) they were being extremely noisy which prompted Jess to tell them to be quite ‘cause we wanted to sleep, BARE LOLZ.
The year 11s are becoming increasingly nervous about there exam results, which is in six day’s time! :S Everyone knows they’ll all do fine though (:
P.S. Ella says she missed you all, (not really though ;)) It’s AMAAAAZING here and I absolutely love it, I think I could easily live here if only there we re running water and decent loos :D Rooooby Booooby, Carol keep talking about you, saying how you should be here, shall tell you about it on the walk to school ;) LAAAAVV YAAA xx OHHH MUTHAAAA, plez can you reserve me ‘Lord of the Flies’ talking book at the library, not sure if I’ll have time to read it tbh. And I am expecting a banner on my arrival at Heathrow.
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