Raleigh Costa Rica and Nicaragua: And so it begins: Deltas deploy

Monday, 12 July 2010

And so it begins: Deltas deploy

The big day has finally arrived for our Delta groups. They were all up well before dawn this morning and have just set off for their project sites with tools, food, radios, medical kits and all the other kit they're going to need for the next 19 days.

Delta 1 (Nimari): Sarah Neale, Sophie Hammill, Karol Ostaszewski, Vicky Palmer, Gaby Cichonska, Sam Harris, Tim Cook, Shehlina Karimi, Emi Uzar, Grace Abel, Lucile Smith, Hannah Bishop, Robert Pritchard, Luis Materrita, Randall Vargas.

Delta 2 (Jokbata): Graham Snyder, Valentina Toledo, Jess Rivas-Furlong, Glyn Worthington, Ellie Williamson, Daniel Alpizar, Henry Lonsdale, Nicola Gale, Susannah Sconce, Seona Stalker, Emily Rigby, Owen Nicholson, Kara Forsyth, Ariadna Venegas, Natalie Smith, Rahul Ghelani.

Delta 3 (Alto Pacuar): Oscar Saborio, Daisy Bareham, Daniel Cowell, Tim Carden, Polly Roberts, Qi Li, Martine Kruseman, Luke Sparrow, Esteban Aguilar, Sue-Lyn Cashman-Pugsley, Kala Rudman, Emily Marley, Andy Martin, Hannah Love, Steph Davis, Ronald Caballero.

Delta 4 (Playa Hermosa): Lizzie Phillips, William Handy, Ffinlo Moore, Ranald Stewart, Max Kiralyfi, Rachel Allen, Alice Mathews, Emily Townsend, Alexandra Corrales, Maria Gorethy, Laura Dickinson, Matt Lyes-Wilsdon, Bethany Round, Alice Whittle, Isabel Kelpie, Johnny Rowles, Laura Buss.

19 comments:

Jo Round12 July 2010 at 07:54
Bethany Round Delta 4. Looks dark and damp to me!

Hoped you might see this before you deploy but obviously not.

You have had a letter from Plymouth (I opened it) re placements. I will ring them tomorrow and explain you are not in the country and I will have to make your preferences for you. Ultimately I was going to put Taunton district last as it includes Frome, Yeovil etc. Plymouth first and then Truro. Hope that is ok.

If there is any chance of a response before 25th July then tell me what you would prefer. They have to have the paperwork back by the 30th July 2010 at the latest.

Keep smiling bug - you should be less jet lagged than many of the others. George is partying plenty so just me at the mo. lots of love M xx
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Anonymous12 July 2010 at 10:38
Delta 1 Hannah Bishop
looks and sound great already - wish I was 35 years younger - keeping a close eye on the blog and showing everybody that gets close to my pc in work - they all say how great it sounds and what a fantastic thing YOU ALL are doing love Dad & Mum (by proxy cos she not ere)
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Rose Cash-Pug13 July 2010 at 05:51
Hi Sue-Lyn (Delta 3 PM)... Hope it is all going well- once you get going the time will fly by! Everyone at RNIB says hi and we send big love and cakes! Thinking of you, and know that you'll be wonderful and have the time of your life once you get into it. Not much to report from here except Zoe had her piano delivered from her old flat so we've been having a bit of a sing-song in the evenings. Jen's parents are over from America for a bit so she'll be off gallavanting around the UK with them too for a bit, so you're not the only intrepid traveller. I put together a route of interesting sites in Oxford for her- I know it's not quite the same as a trek through the jungle but perhaps that's a good thing. We cheered on the 10k runners on the south bank on Sunday and were a very convincing cheerleading team (I hope much improved from the marathon). We had vuvuzelas, whistles and a loudspeaker and were the last people still assembled to cheer on the stragglers! Will write soon, Rose, xxx
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Gerry Round13 July 2010 at 08:44
Bethany Round Delta 4.
Hope your having fun.
Dx
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Anonymous13 July 2010 at 12:28
Go ANDY MARTIN AND FFINLO MOORE!!!!
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Murray13 July 2010 at 12:57
Vicky Palmer Delta 1
Hi Vicky! Great to see you in the photos. You all looked really excited in the Delta 1 group photo by the van, especially considering that it was before dawn!
Hope the project's going well and that you are enjoying your stay in the Tayni Reserve. Lots of love, Mum, Dad and Matt.
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Anonymous13 July 2010 at 13:23
Lieve Martine, (Delta 3, 10G)
Wat enig je op de foto te zien. Ben zo enorm benieuwd hoe het allemaal is. Zou graag even om het hoekje willen kijken. Spuit je je heel goed in met muggenspul!!! Volgens mij zit je diep in het midden van Costa Rica, als ik het op de kaart goed heb gezien. Machtig!!!.
Nou meisje, ik denk aan je en vind het echt heel cool dat je dit allemaal meemaakt. Dag lieverd, dikke zoen, mamma
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Anonymous13 July 2010 at 14:38
Delta 3, Daisy Bareham 10G
Hi Daisy
Looks like your having a great time. Hey, you have had your full driving licence come through in the post, I told you you could do it. Going to show everyone in work what our beautuful daughter is doing as we are so proud of you. We are all missing you including Billy & Mitzi (Mitzi has not forgotten you). Get some more pictures on the blogsite for us. Love you loads Mum, Dad, Billy & Mitzi xxx
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Tania Gordon14 July 2010 at 03:57
Delta 4 Max Kiralyfi
Hey Bro,
Hope you're having an amazing time out there, so good to see some photos of ya. missing you lots over here but know that your living it large and I am still very jealous!! ha ha!! I'm stuck in a portacabin at work all day but all good over here!! love you lots and have fun. sissy xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Anonymous14 July 2010 at 09:43
to alice, delta 4

Aliciaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Como estas? Haha is your spanish still improving?
Are you having fun?/ Hope you are not getting brown on that beach over there and that you are not tanning all the time. Coz i want to be browner than you are when i get to london at the end of august. How are you my love? Hope all is well and that you are having a fab time. Guess what, i wrote you a letter but i forget to post it on the airport. So it is still in my bag here in greece. Haha but my mom will send it next week. You know now that there is a letter on its way, hope it will be there in time!!
Im getting tanned and fat on a lovely island in greece. Coz i havent had enough holidays.
Work your ass off crazy one and have fun.
lots of love
besosss
tanne
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Sara Shingleton14 July 2010 at 10:49
Bethany Round, Delta 4

Hi Bethy,
Pleased to see all of the pictures, hope your having a good time, not too many mossies I hope. Work hard and have fun.
Lots of love Granny xx
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Lowenna15 July 2010 at 02:51
EMILY MARLEY DELTA 3

howdy hey em!!! looks like youre having heaps of fun already! im so jelous, want to be back out there nooooww. Hope you enjoyed the night in the basha and it didnt collapse like mine! community project sounds awesome, love the hat bdw, thats how i spotted you in the group big photo, cant wait to hear of your adventures! ;P

lots of love wenna xxxxx
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Keith Nelson16 July 2010 at 02:44
Hi Daisy in delta three. Missing you. Love you loads, and most of all enjoy every moment. Mum, Dad, Billy and Mitzi

xxx
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Anonymous16 July 2010 at 09:02
Hi Em ( Emily Townsend 10G Delta 4)

Hope your having fun and working hard, looking after those turtle eggs. Pouring with rain here so your not missing much, Horses are fine fed up of being in. Tom won novice 1x an novice 2x in llandaff last weekend got 2 pots (tankards). We are off to Royal Welsh next week and polo. Love you loads darling Mam, Dad & Tom xxx
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Unknown16 July 2010 at 10:09
Alpha 6- Ariana Salas
Hola Ari!!! Espero que esté disfrutando montones en su expedición y conociendo un montón!!! El sector de S.F de la LDE la extraña!!!! jajaja cuídese!!!!
Ana
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Cook Family17 July 2010 at 13:56
Tim Cook - Delta 1
Hey T, Dad says we've all been following your progress on the blog, I just took a quick look at your pics and you appear to be standing around whilst the girls do the heavy lifting, good work! Off to Majorca 2mo to lay on a beach doing absolutely nothing for a week whilst you're toiling away saving the world, glorious! No word from Unis or the Large as of yet. Hope you're well, adios Cooks
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Asad Khan17 July 2010 at 19:59
Hey you cheeky monkey (Shehlina Karimi Delta 1)...it's Mamoojaan here. Love your pics from Costa Rica...especially the one where you all managed to spot 'Haley's comet' from the side of your bus...or was it Superman???

Have you seen any snakes out there yet? Please make sure you don't bring any back with you otherwise you'll be making your own way back form the airport!

; P

Be good youngling and not too much badmaashi...ok a little won't hurt!

: D

Love you.

Take care, Mamoojaan, Naanoo, Nanaba!

P.S. The big school photo pic is GRAND!
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Anonymous21 July 2010 at 03:12
Hi Emily (Marley in Delta 3) hope u are having good time and weather isnt to bad, we have had a bit of rain here last few days in UK,,,,been looking at raleigh blogs looking out for more photos but not seen any yet, Rob and John at gym have put a pic of u with ur group on the wall and they both say HI,,,oh before i forget ur dad found ur blue pumps lol...see u soon love u lots Mum Dad & James xxx
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Luisca29 July 2010 at 12:49
Ariana Alpha 6

Hola Ari, creame que el otro sector de la LDE también la extraña, espero que este disfrutando montones y ayudando a mucha gente, ojala vuelva con muchas anécdotas para sacar tiempo y ponernos al día!

Saludos, cuidese mucho y un abrazo chica!
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Sometimes our Raleigh technical terms can be a tad confusing so we've put together a glossary for you blog followers. This will appear as a quick-reference section on the right-hand column so you can translate our Tico-terms into something a bit more palatable. And for those keen to brush up their Central American Spanish, we've included some handy translations. Here's a few to get you started...

Alpha, X-Ray and Zulu groups
(Grupos Alfa, X-Ray y Zulu)
The official name for project groups during the phases of CR&N 13A. Alpha will be out on project from 3rd to 23rd February, X-Ray from 24th February to 15th March and Zulu from 17th March to 5th April. Project groups are allocated during induction

Basha
Jungle ‘bed’: consists of a tarpaulin for shelter, a hammock and mosquito net. A basha is hung up between two trees and supported by rope, bamboo and canvas straps

Bodega
A Spanish word meaning store or warehouse

Bravo
A term of endearment for our hard-working Land Rovers. The four vehicles are officially, and imaginatively named Bravo One, Two, Three and Four

C.A.T.I.E.
The agricultural and development research institute on whose campus Fieldbase is situated. Find out more at http://www.catie.ac.cr/

Changeover (Cambio de Fase)
Two day period where all staff and Venturers return from their project sites for some respite before they are all reallocated and sent off to do it all over again...

Chicas, Chicos
Spanish term meaning girls (chicas) or guys (chicos) or both (chicos aswell). As in “Vamonos chicos!” or “Let’s go guys!”

Craic
A way to gauge how people are feeling, usually measured from 0 to 90. If your ‘craic’ is high, you’re pretty happy. If you announce a low craic, people will probably fix you up with an energy bomb and a nice big hug

CR&N 13A
Costa Rica and Nicaragua expeditions 13A

Day Leader (DL) (Líder del día)
Every day on project, one of the Team is designated DL – they are in charge of the day, including organising the day’s briefing, keeping group morale up, dealing with any problems, sticking to schedule and de-briefing at the end of the day. The DL role rotates round the whole group so everyone takes a turn

Energizer (Actividad Levanta Muertos)
An activity to gather the group together and raise energy levels. Can be used at the beginning of the day, or whenever a quick pick-me-up is required

Energy bombs (Explosión de azucar)
A trekking treat – mix together oats, raisins, condensed milk and chocolate powder and roll into little balls of gooey goodness to power you through the day

Fieldbase (FB) (Campo Base)
Refers to the Raleigh ‘office residence’ which is where the Fieldbase staff eat, sleep and work, whilst organising the expedition, manning the radios round the clock, supporting the projects, planning transport and logistics, keeping tabs on the finances and much, much more

Field Base Volunteer Managers (Equipo Logístico Voluntario del Campo Base)
Volunteer support staff for the expedition. The team looks after the ‘behind the scenes’ of the expedition and ensures everything runs smoothly. This consists of three permanent staff members - the Country Director, Country Project Manager and Country Expedition Manager - plus a team of volunteer staff including the, Medic, Photographer, Administrator, Finance Officer, three Logistics (logs) team members and the Communications Officer

Gallo Pinto
A traditional Costa Rican dish of rice and beans (yum!)

Icebreaker (Rompe Hielos)
A getting-to-know-you game

Longdrop (Letrina)
The camp loo. Literally a deep hole in the ground, it is one of the first tasks to complete when setting up jungle camp for obvious reasons! Short drops are similar, normally used for overnight stops when a shallower trench will suffice

Longs (Pantalones)
From 6pm onwards, we all don long trousers and sleeves to discourage the bugs that aren’t deterred by DEET

Maxis
Short for Maxi Pali, the stock-everything shop about a kilometer from Fieldbase where you can buy all those things you forgot/ran out of/lost

Nicas
An affectionate term referring to the native population of Nicaragua

Ninja
A popular game/energizer used by venturers and Project managers alike. Everyone stands in a circle and tries to hit the team members either side of them on the hand via a single ninja movements. Sound effects welcome

POPS
Legendary milkshake and ice-cream parlour chain found all over Costa Rica – perfect for a sweet splurge

Pork and beans (Frijoles con cerdo)
Another staple foodstuff for trekkers: tinned beans with a slightly sausage twang, served cold for lunch. Usually accompanied by dry cracker dust, sprinkled liberally on to the top. If you’re in a hurry, this can be consumed without cutlery straight from the can

Project Managers (PMs) (Guías)
Project staff for the expedition. Each of the groups has at least two PMs who work with the Venturers to develop skills, lead projects and challenge themselves

PURA VIDA!
A very special Costa Rican phrase that means hello, goodbye, I’m great, it’s good, pure life, basically any positive, feel-good thing can be Pura vida!

Radio check (Chequeo de Radio)
As well as a daily SITREP, all Alpha projects are required to complete a second radio call-in each day to check in, receive messages and report any developments

Review (Revisión)
A round-up that assesses how everyone feels, what went well and what needs work. This is sometimes an ‘activity’, sometimes a chat around the campfire, or sometimes just a bit of time to reflect. It’s an important part of everyone’s personal development so we make sure it happens every day

Roadtrip (Paseo Volando Rueda)
The logistics team and some of the Field Base team drive the Bravos on a loop round to each of the accessible project sites once per phase. They deliver kit, supplies, site visitors, messages from the blog and of course the all important post

Ropa Americana
Purveyors of the finest second hand American threads. Perfect for fancy dress/obtaining that long coveted college sports jersey

SITREP (Reporte de la Situación)
Literally Situation Report. A special radio message sent from the satellite project sites back to fieldbase once a day. It follows a certain format and includes all sort of handy information like where they are, what they’ve been up to, what they need and what they’re planning to do next

Tang
A fruity powder that is used to make squash. Jolly useful for taking away the chlorine taste of purified water

Ticos
An affectionate term referring to the native population of Costa Rica

Trangia (Mini Cocina)
A portable cooking stove. Used primarily for trekking, a trangia’s compact design makes it perfect for easy transportation. Literal translation in spanish - mini kitchen. Makes sense

Turrialba
The location of Fieldbase

Venturers (Aventureros)
Participants in the Raleigh expedition. Aged 17 to 24, they come in three varieties: Host Country Venturers (from Costa Rica and Nicaragua), Partnership Venturers (positive young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in the UK who participate in Raleigh expeditions as part of a longer term development programme) and UK and International Fundraising Participants (who work hard to raise money to contribute towards the charities work and expenses in order to take part in the expedition)

Wash up (Revisión Final)
The last few days of expedition, spent debriefing, returning equipment, performing skits, and most importantly enjoying the farewell party (tears alert)

Zero (Cero)
A radio term that identifies the radio controller at Fieldbase. Fieldbase monitors the radios 24-7, listening out on three frequencies for calls from our satellite project sites. When the radio alarm sounds, we might answer something like this: “Hello unknown call sign, hello unknown call sign, this is Zero, this is zero, do you copy, OVER?”