We spent today with our buddies. It’s Saturday and the day began with a 7:00 wake up to get to the Tzu Chi school at 8:00. After our 7:30 breakfast we then were at the school to do a cooking project and bag decorating project. We got partnered with our buddies and another buddy pair...Read More
Today we woke up at 7:45 and had a breakfast of omelettes and toast and that. Then we went to the kindergarten classroom and playground right out the back of the place we are staying in in the Janoda foundation. We did some ceremonies and games like an Easter egg hunt and bubbles and did...Read More
After 24 hours of tight quartered travelling, we finally reached our welcoming and thankfully air conditioned destination that was and still is the Janoda Foundation.During our long-winded travel, we stopped for lunch at a beautiful waterfront restaurant where, thanks to Kara Gamage we were provided with delicious chicken noodles that were adapted to the many...Read More
In the morning, we started with a refreshing breakfast, which was comprised of guava, papaya and watermelon. This was an excellent experience trying a new variation of tropical fruits. Our post activity was traveling to a local catholic church called Our Lady of Sorrows, where we participated in Sinhalese Mass, which consisted of various hymns...Read More
This morning, we went back to school and met our buddies once again. We took part in 3 science lessons: one about operating and assembling circuits, one about the use of solar energy and one using the density equation in an experiment. Everybody enjoyed the teaching and learning about the buddies’ culture. Afterwards, we returned...Read More
This morning, we visited our partner school Tzu Chi and met our buddies once again. We took part in 3 science lessons: one about operating and assembling circuits, one about the use of solar energy and one using the density equation in an experiment. Everybody enjoyed the teaching and learning about the buddies’ culture. Afterwards,...Read More
Our Journey began at school where we got a coach to MCR airport. The first flight was from Manchester to Dubai, a place rich in culture and people; something the airport showed in full glory. Many of us visited shops unique to the place such as Nutella café and local sweets. Our next flight was...Read More
We were up early ready to start the long journey home. Sad to be leaving Sri Lanka but looking forward to seeing our families so that we could tell them all about our fantastic adventure. The day started with a visit to a turtle hatchery. Most of us had never seen tiny live baby turtles...Read More
We started the day with a bit more dance practice for the performance this evening, I’m pretty sure we’ve got it nailed at this point, but you can judge when you see the video. This was followed by a visit to the salt farms, which were really cool, except the tour bus had zero suspension...Read More
We started off with some games with our buddies today, much like the ones we played at MEF, which was fun. After that we did some first aid activities, such as CPR and practising the recovery position, this was led by Oliver and Jasper. Finally, we were going to the beach in the afternoon, this...Read More
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