Raleigh Costa Rica and Nicaragua: Photos from Delta 4

Friday, 13 July 2012

Photos from Delta 4

We'll have a full blog for you from Delta 4 tonight, and Delta 3 tomorrow, but in the meantime here are the first photos from Delta 4... enjoy!

7 comments:

Sahar Mohammadi13 July 2012 at 11:51
For Tarlaan Mohammadi Delta 4

My darling daughter. Just saw your photos. Soooooo excited to see your face in the photos. It seems that you have splinter in your hand. Elahi bemiram barat. The school you are building looks great. Well done to all you guys. SOOOO PROUD OF YOU.

Sitting here with Mandana and Baba and missing you loads !!!

Mandana wants to say a few words:

Bichareh, baz inha kharet kardan. I hope you get something really big out of this. Next time, khodeshoon ro befrest. Love you xxx

My darling daughter, you look so tired. I hope you are having fun as well. The back rooms have all been demolished. It seems so strange not to have a kitchen. Mateen has arrived. He is such a nice guy. Ardavaan has finished school and is having as much fun as he can before he goes to Greenland.

Can't wait to talk to you again on the 21st. Have fun and keep safe.
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Ashley@Raleigh13 July 2012 at 12:50
Ysavier, Ta-Shanae, Che, Cole, Juliana, Zichari, Jawonday and Trae.....Oh and Jason Rhind

Heyyyy Guys!

I hope you all are having an AMAZING time in Costa Rica! By looking at the blog it seems liek you all are having a BOASTY TIME DON! Kristin and I send our love and hugs from the Raleigh Bermuda Office. I hope you all make the most of this AWESOME Experience! Miss you guys!

Jason!!! WAGWANN POPCAAAN? hoping your having a good time and enjoying being a project manager! Can't wait to see you when you get back.....we can have a lil get together or......WHAT EVERS CLEVER!
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Claudia's Mum13 July 2012 at 14:47
Hello dear bloggers,
We think these photos are of Delta 4!
All the best - you're doing a great job
Claudia's Mum - (Claudia is in Delta 3)
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Unknown13 July 2012 at 15:53
For Darshini Mehta (Delta 3)

Hey Girlfriend :)

I hope you are still really enjoying yourself out there and your project is coming along well, i look forward to hearing all the stories and seeing your photos! The weather here is amazing its 30 degrees everyday and sunny.... ok im lying, its cloudy rainy not very warm and floods haha Hopefully August is better for camping and your birthday :) I realised last year i booked a stall at a dog show on the day before your birthday so i really hope you don't have any celebrations on that Sunday, other than that ill make myself free whenever you want me :) I have been missing you lots and lots, cant wait to hear from you when you get back to base camp and obviously even more excited about you coming home :) Its good you still have a good amount of time before you go back to uni, i think we will do lots of lovely things together in that time :) and then ill get my own (in date haha) railcard so i can visit you once you go back! One of first things we should do is for me to meet your family :) camping trip is in the process of being planned, which is going to be very good, we may have to dig a ditch around the tent incase we get washed away with all this rain, but i expect you are an expert camper by now anyway! haha Hope you are having an incredible time, i miss you! i will write again soon!
love you lots!

Curtis

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Marina Russell13 July 2012 at 22:17
Ciaran Russell Delta 4
YES at last photies and news.Site and views look amazing,school doesnt look too bad either.Think you brought some of that scottish rain with you!!James says Hi Slug and keep that leg down when you are diving.Saw some pics of you at the pool.
Hope this gets to you as my other attempts have failed
News from here.. still raining T in the park mud and rain Andy Murray beaten in Finals, mother off to ireland on tuesday
Love you loads and miss you lots but very proud of you
Love Mum & JamesXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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Anonymous13 July 2012 at 23:52
Message for Cristina Delta 4

Hola Cris
Finalmente hemos visto fotos tuyas despues de una semana. Parece que va bien la escuela. Mucho barro tambien. Ojala vaya todo bien.
A Alex le sacaron las vendas y está contenta. Veronica trabajando duro y Elizabeth por llegar esta mañana.
Un beso
dad
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Anonymous23 July 2012 at 00:48
At last!!!!!! Hello Thomas (Topham-Delta 4). It's Mum here. Gosh have been looking every day waiting for a piccie...or ANYTHING!!!! Good to see your muscles are still in tact!!!I am sure you are having a ball. No change here except the weather has picked up at last.
Miss you loads and love you loads!!!!!!!!!
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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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?”