Written by Kia Langmead - Team Leader - Forest Lake and Springfield Team B
We have just arrived in Mai Chau after completing our community project. The group is going really well... no illness or major injuries at the project!
The project went well. Our local guide is great. He speaks good English, gives clear directions, and is good with both the team and with the locals. The project itself involved some very physical labour, with a lot of carting bricks, 50kg bags of cement and big trolleys of sand, as well as mixing cement! That, coupled with this extreme heat, has meant that the group have really sweated it out over the last four days. They feel a real sense of satisfaction though, and I'm already noticing the changes within individuals and the group... who are without doubt pushing themselves harder than they are used to.
The community put on some ceremonial dancing last night, and the group prepared a choreographed medley of songs to perform as well. It turned into a party for the whole community and it was a great experience for them all. Very celebratory and lots of thanks... as you can imagine.
Today we rest for the afternoon and head off on our trek tomorrow. I'm looking forward to it... by now we are getting used to being wet with sweat, so I guess trekking wont be so different in that regard!
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