If you have just become a Raleigh Introweekend alumni, let's check out the similarities from expedition (Photos from recently successfuly completed expedition 09K):
1) The famous human chain:
2) The reunion:
3) The accomplishment of building something...
From this:
To this:
-Making a difference!-
Goodbye 09K!
Your time here is up, the expedition is over - and what an expedition it has been!
*A kindergarten has been completed
*A community hall has been demolished and reconstructed using all the same materials.
*The foundations of a suspension bridge have been dug.
*A village has fresh running water piped into it.
*The sunbears are one step closer to having a safe haven in Sepilok.
*A new reforestation scheme has been set into motion.
*Over 80 people are now qualified open water divers.
*Teams have completed 12 day treks all over Long Pasia and a new Raleigh record has been broken with a group reaching the Indonesian border.
***Games have been played, we've seen skits, filmed music videos and learnt how to entertain ourselves without television.
***We've lived in the rainforest, slept in hammocks and community halls and learnt about other cultures - their food, traditions, dress, language, dances and folklore.
***We've swam in seas, washed in rivers, seen Borneo's animals and been eaten by its insect life.
***We've been welcomed into the homes of the villages we have worked in, educated by rangers and attended opening ceremonies.
***We've worked on construction sites and survived in the jungle and learnt all the skills needed to do both.
***We've had good times, bad times and amazing times. We've made new and friends new memories. Most of all, in the words of 09K's venturers .........We smashed it!
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