Living in the community gave us all an opportunity to really experience local life in Nicaragua. We all got to milk cows early in the morning. Rachael won the cow milking competition and Drew received an extra special present when a cow named pat splattered all over his arm!
Resident artist Becca hosted and art day for the community which saw the xtremes and the locals painting, making pasta jewellery and plastecine models.
Work continued, with Paula and Dudley doing an excellent job of cementing the floor. We enjoyed a day off in Estelí, and returned to find that the roof had appeared on the community centre, making it finally start to look like a building. With the main construction work done, it was time to decorate the building. Becca and Denis, with the help of the group painted the walls with conga monkeys and toucans.
The competed community centre was opened on Saturday, and the occasion was celebrated with an English style fete, complete with fun games and music followed by our last dinner together in the evening. The party also saw the last touches being added to the decoration, as each member of the community and xtreme 6 left their handprint in brightly coloured paint on the walls. Nobody was allowed to leave without leaving their mark on the community centre, as hand checks were conducted to check that everybody’s hands were suitably colour stained.
Thankyous and words of love were exchanged with our families and within the group. We had finished building the community centre and our job was done. It was time to leave the village in peace. No more rice and beans!
Plastering the walls of the community centre
The local children enjoying a day of art in the community
The local policeman also got stuck into the art!
Putting the final touches to the outside of the community centre
Painting the world map onto the building
The finished community centre
The team and the community celebrate the opening
Message for Andrew Needler , well a big hello from us all ,hope you are well ?? Message from Ethan !! hi drew hope you are missing us like we all miss you , been wearing my rovers cap to school every day!! i am doing well at school mrs ryan my teacher is very proud of me as i am trying my best to be good , love you loads and see you soon ...
ReplyDeleteAlice sends all her love as well , she couldnt stop saying drew yestarday when we came off the phone ha ha, well edwards birthday went well it was nice evryone of the family came which was nice for the children, sent your love and birthday wishes to ed seemed like xmas last night at andrews !! ha ha. well it is so cold here and i mean cold just got ethan from school and it stopped raining as soon as i sat back in the car typical x it was so good to hear your voice yestarday , well going to your house for tea tonight with the children cant wait your facorite as well xxxxxxxxxxx love and miss you so much thinking of you love stacey, ethan and alice
Que bonito! Me encanta ver a todo el grupo. Teneis que estar muy orgullosos de lo que habeis hecho.Mis felicitaciones para todos y continuar disfrutando de esta experiencia.
ReplyDeleteTara O'Leary te echamos mucho de menos y nos alegramos mucho de que todo vaya tan bien. Me estan entrando ganas de ir ahi yo tambien, Cuidado!!
Muchos besos cariño y escribe y manda fotos
Mamá
Hi Tara O'Leary - Xtreme 6 must be very proud of the work you've all done, the community centre looks excellent. Onwards and upwards - enjoy your next challenge!! We're looking forward to seeing the next set of photos.
Love, Dad