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The next chapter of my
thrilling trip to Borneo... In the evenings we had the opportunity to swim in the sea which was half a mile away from our location. The next day, we began to insert the poles into the ground (approximately 45 poles). Our guide taught us how to make concrete, using raw ingredients. This required much water fetching and mixing with spades, which was exhausting. Using a wheel barrow we carried the wet cement to each hole. After each hole had its serving, a member of the group came along and measured the level and the alignment of each pole. These were left to set until the third day. On the third day we began to attach the wire fence to the poles. This relied heavily upon efficient team work. |
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Unfortunately we ran out of fencing material and as a result had to wait until the next delivery which was during the next day.
We managed to finish the fencing off in the morning and in the afternoon we had free-time, so we carried out our own mini projects. This included weeding the play-park, located behind the church. Some people however decided to clear away the rubbish found on the sides of the roads. We also managed to contribute to the charity which was run by our guide and we maintained some steps leading to and from the church and so on.
Following this maintenance work, we had our second project, which was split into two smaller sub-projects; therefore our group had to be split into two. One group had the task of building six large concrete steps up to a local villager’s house. My group however was given the task to clean and stabilize the local water filtration system, which required more concrete mixing.
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We managed to finish the fencing off in the morning and in the afternoon we had free-time, so we carried out our own mini projects. This included weeding the play-park, located behind the church. Some people however decided to clear away the rubbish found on the sides of the roads. We also managed to contribute to the charity which was run by our guide and we maintained some steps leading to and from the church and so on.
Following this maintenance work, we had our second project, which was split into two smaller sub-projects; therefore our group had to be split into two. One group had the task of building six large concrete steps up to a local villager’s house. My group however was given the task to clean and stabilize the local water filtration system, which required more concrete mixing.
More here...
Registered charity numbers: Advancement in Life 278477. Relief in Need 205038. Almshouses 205037.