Farewell Ceilidh

On Friday evening we had our last night together as a group and we made sure it was a good one!

We all met in Egremont Market Hall for a Ceilidh which involved lots of singing, music, dancing and food. All the students and leaders from this years group and some from past groups joined together to take part in Tanzanian songs and dances which we had learnt throughout the trip. There were also some new English/Cumbrian dances which were slightly confusing (and not as memorable as the Tanzanian ones). 

Throughout the evening the guests had the chance to buy raffle tickets and towards the end of the evening we had a draw. Tickets were drawn from a basket and whoever had the matching tickets won a prize. There was a great choice of prizes including an automatic lemon squeezer!

Some other people who won prizes that night were the English students. All of those who took part in Whitehaven Carnival got a certificate, some top fundraisers won Tubala High School T-Shirts for fundraising and Kira won a trophy for best fundraiser overall.

We all enjoyed the last few of our dances together which included Maria, Timoti sosi and many more. Our last dance together was very emotional but a few of us were crying before it even started due to Ivan’s moving speech. After this the night came to an end and we had to remove our kangas and shirts (which we had grown to love) for the last time in a while.

Everyone had a great night (even though it was really hot and sweaty in the hall!)

Claire