Monday 18th July 2022


 Written by Adnan.

Hello All, 


I would like to start by saying the food here is top notch quality.  The young leaders are all lovely and made todays tournament extremely enjoyable.  We woke up at the crack of dawn, 5am, to ensure we were at the venue at time for the children to have a great day.  

The buzz from the school children's chanting was class and very impressive.  The tournament started at around 10am and ended after 5 hours at 3pm.  I got slightly sunburnt, but has disappeared at the time of writing this. 
Everyone at the competition was mesmerised by our ages and many accused us of lying, I blame the beard.  We returned back to the camp at around 4pm, shattered and exhausted but very humbled.  

Overall, I had a great day and we have had a wonderful time on this trip, I look forward to making more memories here.

To mum and dad - I am excited to see you soon and can't wait for the kebab and haircut when I get back. Love you. 



Written by Bethany.

Today we held our first tournament.  It was in North Lusaka and consisted of about 360 children.  The children were in their element and enjoyed it a lot.  We had a total of 36 teams and presented the winners with rugby kit/tops from Cobham and Teddington Rugby Clubs.

The children's reactions opened our eyes and really showed us that we need to appreciate everything we have, more than we already do.  For example; we presented each school with boxes of shortbread and they all went wild!  Just from our presence we could tell they were so appreciative.  

I was team manager and that job alone was a massive shock as the children really helped me see all the things I took for granted especially when we gave them the t-shirts, their faces lit up.  As we left, the children were also thankful and excited to see us, that it made it hard to leave.

For dinner there was sweet & sour chicken (which was a 10/10 - from Evie H) and apple crumble with chocolate ice-cream for desert.

P.S. Mum please tidy my room.  Also I love you and dad.






Comments

  1. Rachel18 July 2022 at 14:11

    What an amazing experience and opportunity. Love to you all x

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  2. Alex Hasan18 July 2022 at 14:40

    Amazing, we can feel the buzz and enjoyment of the children by reading your posts, Adnan and Bethany. The delicious food seems to be a constant on all the posts!! :D

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  3. Lucy E19 July 2022 at 00:24

    Thanks for the great updates, it fantastic to hear about your trip. And the tag rugby tournament looks amazing - well done all! X

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  4. Anonymous19 July 2022 at 01:12

    To Adnan, lovely to hear from you. Pleased you are all having a good time, kebab and haircut waiting for you for when you get home 🙂. Love you lots. Mum and Dad xx😞

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  5. Anonymous19 July 2022 at 02:03

    Great reports everyone, sounds like an amazing experience.
    @Adnan - Grandma and Grandpa send their love and are so excited that you are in Zambia right now. They can't wait to hear all about it. Love, Dad

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  6. Anonymous19 July 2022 at 03:31

    dear adnan we miss u lots - george long 2.0

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  7. Toni Mengelberg19 July 2022 at 07:37

    That’s a big tournament! I’m in awe of the effort from you all to ensure the local children have a awesome day x

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  8. Justine Ray19 July 2022 at 10:17

    Great photos - keep them coming - it gives us a real insight!

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  9. Anonymous20 July 2022 at 03:56

    @Adnan glad you’re having fun! It all sounds amazing and can’t wait to hear all about it when you’re in Manchester . Soooo pleased the food is good! I know it was a worry for you. Love Khala

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