Adventures, Experiences and Organisation

This week has been another busy week! On Sunday I went rafting! It was amazing. A small group of us travelled for about 2 hours to a small little village where we were greeted by the organiser who told us stories about his village and the history of the river. We got on the boats in the afternoon. We spent around 3 hours in the boats, travelling down the beautiful river through gorges and mountains. The weather added to the experience, there was a storm. Crashes of thunder and flashes of lighting were surrounding us. We were so wet! Most of the journey was quite calm apart from races with the other boats. But we did have some "adrenaline spots" where we travelled down rapids which were awesome and so much fun! When we had got back, got dry and warm we had a very tasty feast laid out by the family who had organised the trip. A very good day, a lot of fun and full of adventure.

Another event of the week was Plan Blind! Organised by Dani and Hillary we had a blind awareness day. Some of us tried to be blind for the day, for lunch or just for a few hours. What a challenge!!! It is so strange not being able to see and you really have to rely and trust a lot of people. It's a difficult thing to do and I have a much greater admiration for anyone suffering with a visual impairment! A really good experience and has given me a slightly better understanding of what some people have every day!

I have also been trying to organise project week. Project week is a compulsory part of UWC, students have to initiate a project that has a beneficial outcome. A small group of us want to go a small island off the coast of Croatia to volunteer in an ecology centre. It works to protect the endangered Eurasian Griffin and working to educate others. We will also be helping local inhabitants of the island and helping to maintain a clean environment. The only problem is we need to find some sponsors! We really need some money to make this project happen or we will have to do something less meaningful. So if you know anyone or can help yourself please contact me (jessica.chapman@uwcim.net)