Hello again happy campers!!
Today has been an absolutely cracking day, completely surpassing our expectations of what we thought we would achieve. After breakfast we gathered our tools – sticks for stirring, lime for mixing whitewash, a jerrycan of water, brushes and lots of differing opinions on how whitewash should be mixed – and set off for the school.
We were greeted by lots of excited kids and an even more excited Mr Mwamose who led us to the room that he wants to be his new house – no-one can get over the transformation of the classroom in such a short time. After much manly debate we finally got some whitewash mixed – it is VERY complicated as you can see!!
Then it was time for the first brushstrokes from Mr Mwamose and myself.
Hilariously, he threw himself into the painting and in a very short space of time he and his smart shirt, trousers and shoes were covered in splashes of whitewash, his hair was adorned with a white strip a la a badger and his nose was daubed with a splash of white paint!! He wasn’t the only one – after the first drops landed on clothes and faces everyone threw caution to the wind and soon we were all covered in a variety of whitewashed decoration. The looks we got as we headed back to the cottage for lunch were priceless.
A couple of hours and various discussions about consistencies and technique later the classroom had undergone yet another transformation after just a couple of layers of whitewash. Amazingly we were now ready to get creative and start drawing designs on the wall. Even more amazingly just an hour later we were ready to start with the first of the painting proper as we started work filling in the map of the world that Nick and Aaron had drawn with incredible precision – these arty types never cease to amaze me!! But how many people does it take to paint the world?!
Updates again tomorrow – power and internet permitting!!!
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