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After an enjoyable night of team-bonding and reminiscing about our two weeks spent in Tamil Nadu, the boys woke up for their final morning at RTU bleary eyed, but ready to begin the long journey home. A feeling of accomplishment was in the air as we finished our final breakfast, packed our bags and tookContinue reading “Day 16 and Final Thoughts”

We left RTU at 8:30am to go on a 2-hour bus drive towards Madurai. We began by visiting the Meenakshi Amman Temple, with huge towers on the all sides. After giving up shoes, bags and phones before entering the temple, we walked around the ancient structure admiring the statues and art whilst learning about theContinue reading “Day 15!”

Rain struck RTU for the very first time, as the boys made preparations to head over to the building sites one last time. Emotions ran high as we were greeted with smiles and signs of extreme gratitude. Within what seemed like seconds, the first ribbon was cut and house number 1 was officially unveiled. WeContinue reading “Day 14!”

The last day of work for us started like any other, with the boys super tired we all struggled to head off to work ready to finish off the jobs we started 2 weeks ago. Luckily, the work wasn’t too intensive, and with most of the groups completely finished already a lot of the timeContinue reading “Day 13!”

Day 12 was very eventful for all the boys, starting with the release of our ATARs at 1:30am this morning. Some chose to see it this morning, whilst others stayed up late to see it. One of us (Sarge), went the extra mile and stayed up all night, going on to struggle throughout the dayContinue reading “Day 12!”

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 thisContinue reading “Day 11!”

Day 10 began with a trip to some of the previously completed houses, built by the 2017 groups of which Mr Wilson was a part (shout-out to Mr Di Toro, Mr Reidy and Mr Bainbridge – the houses are all still standing!). We were able to see what a completed house looks like, whilst alsoContinue reading “Day 10!”

Back at the site following a big weekend, we all took a while to get back into the groove of things. Motivation was low when we heard the majority of the groups would be spending the day digging septic tanks for the houses. With very mediocre digging tools, (or average at best as Kai wouldContinue reading “Day 9!”

As the working week ended we left for Thekkady where we would stay for the night. We began the day with a 2-hour bus ride listening to some Indian bangers along the way. We arrived at the Forest Inn to discover the rooms all to be double beds and we’d have to be sharing forContinue reading “Days 7 & 8!”

Another early 7:30 morning commenced as all the boys poured into the heavily populated wifi zone, before we gathered for another feast of Indian cuisine. The work day started off in typical fashion with an exchange of “hellos” in both broken Tamil and broken English all met with cheerful smiles. As a few groups waitedContinue reading “Day 6!”