Catching Up with Foxtrot One

Hannah, our videographer, gets behind the lens with Foxtrot One:

"Back from a short but fun visit to Foxtrot One. They are having a great time and well on the way to completeing their task of building 16 eco sanitation units throughout the village of Gandathur. Their campsite is based at a local school so there is always plenty of interaction with the local school children. 

The weather has been amazingly sunny and hot especially for monsoon season so there are definately some T-shirt tans developing at Foxtrot One. They are also very lucky to be catered for by the local community.  Their fantastic local chef has been cooking them up some delicious Indian cuisine for lunch and dinner and many of the venturers are also treated to a second breakfast when they turn up to the worksite by their local family.  It's rumoured that waist lines may be expanding. 

Joe takes a well deserved rest

Everyone's been working very hard but there's still been time to chill out and have fun!  I've been having a great time working with all the Foxtrot teams on the creation of a music video. I've one group left to visit so now I'm off to Foxtrot Two...I'll keep you updated." 

Following in Hannah's wake, me (Marie) and Robin dropped in on Foxtrot One, and as well as teaching the group some amusing parlour games we extracted the following messages:

Alissa

Hello Everyone,

Belated Happy Birthday to my Mum and advance to my Grandma! Today I put on walking boots full of waters and trousers with mud on the inside but it's all good. Much love to EVERYONE. Alissa xx

Annette

Hi All,

Why have I got a brand new kitchen at home? I am sitting eating porridge from a mess tin, have powdered milk in my tea. Slopping around in mud. But hey, I am having a great time.  Love to everyone. Annette xx

Sophie

Hello Mum, Dad and Selena,

Happy Birthday Mum for the 15th!! Hope you have a lovely day. Also hope Selena's exams went well. Having a great time out here but it rains pretty much constantly!! Enjoying all the curry but very sick of porridge. Have a good few weeks and see you on the 29th. Lots of love, Sophie

P.S. (Flight gets in at 12:40 not 6:30!)

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Joe

Hi all,

I am having a great time. The community project is going well, really enjoying the food. We have had a lot of monsoon rain! Hope everything is well. Love Joe

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Amy Davis

Hey Mum, Dad, Chris and Tara,

Hope you are all well, I'm having an amazing time. We have been on project for just over a week, and it's going well. Enjoy your holiday. See you soon. Love Amy xxx

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Abu

Hi All and Mum,

All is going well so far, having a great time in Gandathur. Enjoying the hospitality of the locals...they're such amazing people, by the way. Food is incredibly hot! Lots of love, Abu xxx

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Amy Barrow

Hi Mum and Dad,

All is going well so far. Having a great time building toilets in Gandathur and meeting the locals. Food is good. Curry at least twice daily and porridge for breakfast. Weather is intermittent, quite a lot of rain and mud. Hope you're good. See you soon, Amy B xxxx

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