Raleigh Costa Rica and Nicaragua: Photos from Delta 1

Friday, 23 July 2010

Photos from Delta 1

Delta 1 are making incredible progress with their school project in Nimari. Our Fieldbase team trekked in for a visit a couple of days ago - here are some photos:

11 comments:

Ryan23 July 2010 at 14:41
Gaby Cichonska - Delta One

Further to my earlier message (sorry for all the messages fieldbase) How is it that you look genuinely beautiful even when you're a sweaty mess?

Come back now?
Ta
xxxxxxx
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Auntie Jags!24 July 2010 at 13:50
Hi Karol,
Looks like you're having fun and working hard. Reminds me of oboz! Just got back from 2 weeks in London, looking forward to lots of visitors over the summer.
Have had to find someone else to translate my accounts this year... looking forward to having you back next year ;)
Take care and enjoy!
Buzki
Jxxx
Your God daughter and sister send their love too! thanks for remembering them in postcards, they love it!
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Murray25 July 2010 at 04:31
Vicky Palmer, Delta 1.
Hi Vicky. Great to see the blog photos showing your great progress on the new school building. The weather looks nice and sunny too, although from the muddy clothes hanging in the background, it looks like you've had some rain too.
We saw photos of your accommodation on an earlier blog, at least it looks nice and airy! Hopefully the mosquito net is keeping the bugs at bay.
I expect you'll be leaving the reserve this week to start your adventure challenge. Maybe you'll spend your birthday climbing a mountain or on the beach?
Lots of love from Mum, Dad and Matt
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Anonymous26 July 2010 at 10:44
Delta 4 are you out there somewhere??!
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Anonymous26 July 2010 at 15:03
To Robert Pritchard, Delta 1.

Hey Rob, hope you're having a great time out there mate, missing you mate! Looking forward to when you're back mate and heading to the gym, take it easy.
From, Martin.
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Pippa27 July 2010 at 14:59
Hi Sophs,
We are having an amazing time. In the Scilly Isles now with Nick & Becca. Love the photos. Hope you having a great time. the school looks superb! Miss you. Love you loads, Mum & John XX
(Sophie Hammill, Delta 1)
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Seema27 July 2010 at 16:55
For Shehlina Delta 1
ASA Sweetheart, yipeeee!!! finally some pictures of you at the project site, I thought the Predator had got the lot of you! Love the camouflage outfit, hope you don't have to eat it for supper after :-)

So I can't see any increase in the size of your muscles or any pictures of you lifting or building, let me guess, you're directing :-)

I love your accommodation, very well air conditioned, does this mean you are going to want to break the walls of the garden shed & sleep in that when you come back? It will make a change to the 5 star hotels you acquired a taste for.

Met Michelle this evening, she's in the country for a short while then off to Indonesia for a holiday.

It was my talk at icircle last Friday, everyone asks about you, don't forget your zikr etc.

Still haven't managed to tidy my room .....no surprise there :-D
Love you, miss you, Mummy XXXXXXXXXX
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Alan Palmer29 July 2010 at 01:29
To Vicky Palmer. Delta 1. Hi Vicky. Happy Birthday for Saturday. Lots of Love. Alan.
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Anonymous29 July 2010 at 11:26
For Karol/Charlie, Delta 1
Hello! It's been too long since we had one of our chats, lots to hear and to tell!! I saw Inception the other day and got so confused, Charlie, Leonardo, Charlie, Leonardo....Hope it's all going well, keep up the good work. Lots of love Rosemary xxx
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Mamoojaan29 July 2010 at 18:15
Hi Shehlina,

Mamoojaan here sitting with Nanoo and Nanaba...Guess what...Nanaba sold the Nissan Ferrari today...janaza was this morning!!!

= 0

Just been looking at your photos...Nannoo's a little concerned you're looking a little 'dooblee patlee'...She's made some gosht ka salan for you for when you get back!

Your grandparents send their love...I on the other hand send a big 'wassup coochie poochie'!

BTW, Nanaba would like a 'Granny House' built in the back garden...do you think you and your friends could help?!!!!

: D

Hope you've kept your 'armour-plated' mongoose with you in your bag...don't want you bringing any snakes back with you!!!!

See you soon ISA and be good!

Take care, Mamoojaan, Nanoo, Nanaba
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Anonymous30 July 2010 at 07:29
Vicky Palmer

Happy Birthday for Saturday!! Looks like your having an amazing time out there, so cant wait to see you when you get back! (Even though there still isnt any exciting gossip to tell you!!)Miss You!
Lucy
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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?”