Day 11 brought about a slow start as some of the boys found it difficult to wake up for breakfast. However, when these boys found out that Indian French Toast with the Brother’s special coconut topping was on the menu, they swiftly jumped out of bed to make sure they didn’t miss out on this Indian delicacy. We have never seen Benjamin so worried when he had come to the realisation that half his prized honey that he had brought from Australia had disappeared, who took it is still a mystery!?!
The boys then laced up their steel capped boots. The lads knew that it was going to be a tough day as the early morning heat had already started to take a toll on the boys. We were lucky enough that there was a smaller workload than usual that was required from the boys. This allowed a little group of us (Kai, Jono, Joerie) to meet some of the locals who were already living in a close proximity to the houses we are currently building. After chatting with this family and seeing their living conditions, we were able to quench our thirst with fresh coconuts that we cut from the tree.
After the boys filled their stomachs with some freshly fried fish and rice, the group split into two where one group was continuing work and the others were teaching in the local primary school.
The afternoon workers were set with the task to put the final touches on the cementing and roofs of the five houses, it is surprising to see how what was once nothing but a hut house is starting to look like a house.
While this was happening, the other group of boys had a newfound respect for teachers as they learnt that teaching was not such an easy task. Our time at the school consisted of teaching the kids English and Maths as well as playing some classic games like Heads Down Thumbs Up.
We then made our way to the DGH Hostel which was home to a small group of secondary school girls. As some of them were roughly the same age as us, it was interesting to see the differences in our lifestyles. We also spoke to them about education, the different cultures and had some funny jokes with them along the way.
After dinner was eaten, we had our daily reflection with Blakey where we spoke briefly about our ambitions for next year. This was followed by a new game called ‘Werewolf’ which had been introduced to the group by Captain Kirk.
The boys then nervously made their ways to bed waiting for the 1:30am release of ATAR results!
Jono, Kai & Marcus
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