26/04/10
Hello , Ró here.
We woke at 5am, fairly knackered after travelling for about twenty hours on Sunday.
Ate a delicious breakfast, served up by the catering team who greeted all the sleepy heads with big smiles and lots of encouragement. After breakfast we met with our team leaders. I’m part of the special unit, assigned with building the playground for the children of the new village. Unfortunately this involves more than just testing out the equipment J We spent the morning digging trenches for fencing and positioning the playing equipment (equal parts hard work and creative fun). Everybody got stuck in straight away determined to make a good start. Without exception, every volunteer i’ve met has been incredibly friendly and the craic is great.
By 11am, the temperature had reached nearly 40 degrees, so we had to stop work for a few hours. This allowed everyone a much needed retreat to have lunch, lash on more sunscreen, etc.
We hit the site again and worked through til 6pm, when we had our first dinner, once again delicious. The chefs are incredible and there’s actually a proper menu with options and everything.
The surrounding mountains are really beautiful and the sun sets around seven. There’s entertainment each evening and tonight a Haitian girl who is Haiti’s X Factor winner performed which was cool.
We were absolutely shattered when we hit the sack around 10pm, but we’re so happy to be here and to have put in a good first days work. It’s on!
Ró
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