WEEK WITHOUT WALLS

week without wall is a week we took off class to go do community service work. for the work we went to Hambantota to paint 2 schools. we split into 2 groups and went to the different schools. they were both roughly the same size.

the trip there was very boring and long. many people were sleeping and after 3 hours in the bus no one had anything to talk about anymore and after 5 hours the music you were listening to became repetitive and very annoying. i tried to sleep but when you already slept for 6 hours you cant anymore and the only thing left is to look out of the window. during the trip we stopped in many places. the most exiting place we stopped was the safari. we had to climb down our bus and into these open top cars that took us around the park. best part we saw a lot of animals like elephants and i scared ms.Fernando with a little prank. after the very tiring bus ride we finally reached our hotel. we all went to bed very early for the very busy coming day.

the first day we left for the schools. we had organised some games to play with the children. the children were very shy with us and many cried. after a lot of unsuccessful games we started painting the inside of the buliding. i started with the biggest wall in the inside. the wall streched to about 4 meters high. it took a lot fo time and i had help from Anishka and Kashish. then i had to stand on a table and with a roler to paint the top of the wall. it was very tiring but i got it done. while people were taking a rest we fooled around with the paint and we got all dirty. then we were back to work. we didnt work very fast but we got the inside done.

the second day. i didnt have any clothes. i tryed wearing the same thing and i smelled like a dead rat.

STARTING TO BREAKDANCE

Hussain and I started a new breakdance elective. in this elective we teach little kids like kids in grade 6 and 7 to breakdance. breakdancing is a very complicated thing and it can injure those who dont know how to do it. me and hussain have a lot of responsibility in out hands. the first thing we did was go over the rules of breakdancing and the class and how people had to listen to me and hussain carefulyl and never fool around because as soon as some one fools in the class "it will be the day that some one will break their neck" (me). the children are cooperating very well and following exactly what we are telling them.

the first few lessons were just to learn the moves and how to move with the rhythm. now though came the complicated stuff. our goal is to be able to perform before graduation. make a whole 4 minute dance incorporating every move they have learned. this brings a lot of stress on mine and hussains back because we have to think on what steps go where keeping on tempo. at the start of the choreographing people were quiet and just followed but today (17/3/2010) the kids were more open minded. we can see that the dance was getting into them. they suggested moves that they could incorporate in the dance. some of them were too childish and very out of rhythm but some were very good. they will slowly improve as the dancing progresses.

the progress is going well. every one is cooperating and we are very on track. in fact we are done with the 4 minute dance all we need is to refine it. i think my goal will be achieved