IW VS Expedition

If you have just become a Raleigh Introweekend alumni, let's check out the similarities from expedition (Photos from recently successfuly completed expedition 09K):

1) The famous human chain:

2) The reunion:

3) The accomplishment of building something...

From this:

To this:

-Making a difference!-

Goodbye 09K!

Your time here is up, the expedition is over - and what an expedition it has been!

*A kindergarten has been completed

*A community hall has been demolished and reconstructed using all the same materials.

*The foundations of a suspension bridge have been dug.

*A village has fresh running water piped into it.

*The sunbears are one step closer to having a safe haven in Sepilok.

*A new reforestation scheme has been set into motion.

*Over 80 people are now qualified open water divers.

*Teams have completed 12 day treks all over Long Pasia and a new Raleigh record has been broken with a group reaching the Indonesian border.

***Games have been played, we've seen skits, filmed music videos and learnt how to entertain ourselves without television.

***We've lived in the rainforest, slept in hammocks and community halls and learnt about other cultures - their food, traditions, dress, language, dances and folklore.

***We've swam in seas, washed in rivers, seen Borneo's animals and been eaten by its insect life.

***We've been welcomed into the homes of the villages we have worked in, educated by rangers and attended opening ceremonies.

***We've worked on construction sites and survived in the jungle and learnt all the skills needed to do both.

***We've had good times, bad times and amazing times. We've made new and friends new memories. Most of all, in the words of 09K's venturers .........We smashed it!

(Text from: http://raleighborneo.blogspot.com/2009/12/i.html)

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