(n.b. This is not the full group)
Meet the team for 2018's Ocean Stars Trip to Sri Lanka! We have got together twice now, on the 19th February and the 19th March, and are beginning to get to know each other (despite Phil and Stephen skyping in from Albania!).
We are all really looking forward to the trip. This post introduces the team who will be going in October, and a few of their thoughts on the trip.
Dilanee Bunter
Ocean Stars Founder Dilanee Bunter
Hugh Le Fanu
The ‘holiday’ will have more structure and purpose than most
holidays. One of the main purposes for me is the development of mutual
understanding between communities in the UK and communities in Sri Lanka.
Just wondering how hot it is going to be in Sri Lanka? I'm not
looking forward to 4am start but hoping we can snooze on the minibus. I am
looking forward to playing a bit of football but hoping that there might be
some less energetic games as well- bowls?
Julie Clark
I
am really excited to be going back to Sri Lanka for a second time. It will be
so good to build on the relationships formed last year. I’m particularly
looking forward to Kilinochchi and visiting the children's home again
Kathy Le Fanu
Wonderful opportunity to go with my husband and two sons to a
country we have never been to before' which we believe is very beautiful and
interesting, where we can really meet people and visit their schools
etc but also, in a very small way, extend a hand of friendship and help
communities recover from the devastation of the tsunami.
This evening we looked through the timetable for our visit.
Generally speaking, we will visit a Pre School every morning from 8am to
11:30am and then have lunch with the teachers before heading back to our
accommodation. Two days we will be spending the afternoon with older children.
At the end of our trip we will have a Teacher Training day and finally a day
sighting seeing in Columbo. It all sounds very exciting and busy.
Phil Le Fanu
I
want to work with children as a career and I am interested in exploring Asia as
I have not been before, also I am eager to help impoverished children. Really
looking forward to going. It sounds like it’s going to be quite a challenge to
provide activities for all these groups of kids! 8 months to go!
Rev. Ruth Dillon
Stephen Le Fanu
I want to be able to help, in some way, the children affected
by the 2004 tsunami. At the same time, I want to experience a new culture and
learn as much as I can in Sri Lanka.
