First official day back at work
What a great day today. We had our first day with all of the previous staff members. All of the new staff were introduced and we had a motivational speech by the head of school, and a team building day. Most team building days I have experienced have usually included a large number of meetings in between and some cheesy activities. However, our day today was nothing like that. We were divided into house colors that we will be in for the rest of the time at the school. I am in blue house, and my boys will also be in blue. My first activity was orienteering where we began at the organic farm (yes, we have an organic farm!) and we were sent off to find markers in and around the farm using a map. We had to work together to find them as they were not right in front of you, and they tended to be hidden well. Below is a view of what we saw during the process.
After that we went on a bike ride on bikes that are available at the school for guests who visit the campus - they are called banana bikes. We rode around the village that surrounds our school:
We stopped at a potters center where they make terracotta pots:
This guy makes about 200 pots a day. While we were watching him, he made 3 within 5 minutes!
This was part of our view on the ride:
We stopped to visit a net maker:
Then we stopped at a local temple:
After returning to the farm from where we began the bike ride, we had lunch in the school cafeteria. Then we continued to the next activity which was drumming. The school had flown in a representative of a company in Australia who does team building through drumming activities.
http://humanrhythms.com.au/main.html
We spent two hours drumming as a group with the leader not speaking the entire time! Fantastic experience. At the end of his instruction we divided into groups to create a performance of our own. Each performance was so unique. My hands now hurt so many hours later.
The day ended with a BBQ by the school pool. Great food and good company.
And on another note, the maintenance staff put in a wall and a door for me today. It still needs to be painted, but my bedroom now has the opportunity to be closed off from the rest of the apartment!
After that we went on a bike ride on bikes that are available at the school for guests who visit the campus - they are called banana bikes. We rode around the village that surrounds our school:
We stopped at a potters center where they make terracotta pots:
This guy makes about 200 pots a day. While we were watching him, he made 3 within 5 minutes!
This was part of our view on the ride:
We stopped to visit a net maker:
Then we stopped at a local temple:
After returning to the farm from where we began the bike ride, we had lunch in the school cafeteria. Then we continued to the next activity which was drumming. The school had flown in a representative of a company in Australia who does team building through drumming activities.
http://humanrhythms.com.au/main.html
We spent two hours drumming as a group with the leader not speaking the entire time! Fantastic experience. At the end of his instruction we divided into groups to create a performance of our own. Each performance was so unique. My hands now hurt so many hours later.
The day ended with a BBQ by the school pool. Great food and good company.
And on another note, the maintenance staff put in a wall and a door for me today. It still needs to be painted, but my bedroom now has the opportunity to be closed off from the rest of the apartment!
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