At the Kids Of Africa pioneer school the teams were very eager to get on with the game and a very successful session took place. Fortunate (the TRT coordinator) helped me and my group with our referee skills which was really helpful and everyone had a lot of fun and gained confidence as coaches. After we packed up we waited to be collected by the bus, a group of school girls and I started singing 'How far I'll go' from moana to pass the time. They found it really funny that I knew all the words because "that film is for babies" but little did they know a few of us are really big Disney fans.
(Sophie Cooper)
Our main school MST was a beautiful complex compare to others we have previously visited and worked with. The children there exceeded our expectations and can play the game very well - so much so that they don't even seem like they need our help. We spent the day assessing our group and getting to know them that little bit more, to ensure that the impact of TRT continues after we are gone. They seem like a very good team for the tournament, just like all the other schools this week so the tournament should have a great atmosphere. It was funny to hear the kids shouting and telling each other what they were doing wrong, and how to do things as they got so endulged in the game.
(Elise Godsall)
We eventually arrived back at our meeting point where we shared a rather large lunch together, by that we mean practically eating the same food which we had for dinner the night before. Carbs, carbs and more carbs. By this point we was all very tired, but we pushed through knowing that we were going to be helping 'Welling Bwenga School'. Everyone got hands on, we all left covered in paint, sweat and dirt as a result of painting classroom doors and windows in a nice bright blue colour. The long days prove worth it when you see the appreciation and joy from the children even just from turning up and playing games with them.
After this long, tiresome day and the ongoing thoughts about greasy food, conversation arose about us going out for some nice chicken and chips. CHICKENNNNNN. Not one person turned their nose up, and everyone was super excited to go out. The silence at the dinner table showed how much we all miss our good old English takeaways, even though we are having the time of our lives. Not only was we concerned about food, but entertainment was taken to another level tonight. Robert had the delightful treat of being twerked on, as did Amelia. This was one of Theo's "golden moments" of the trip. This outing brought us even closer together, and created many more memories for the 2017 TRT Tour. On the bus back from the restaurant we sang Wonderwall by Oasis, screamed the word Chicken and may well have been on a trampoline by the amount of times we bounced going over the uneven road.
We are all now in a food coma, and off to bed.
Sophie C and Elise.
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