First GRSP Meet up

Alright, so a few more strange things, some people are eating cheese on yoghurt! There are a lot of people wearing socks and sandals, and heaps of people in jeans and jumpers even though the weather is hot!

I also had a few issues with the dryer. No one hangs the washing out, they all use dryers. When I went to use it, it didn't dry anything at all, I thought I was doing it wrong, but it turns out that dryer is broken!

On Friday all the Georgia Rotary Student Program kids met for the first time at the Conclave. We registered and had individual photos taken and then we got a chance to talk to everyone over lunch. Later got some information about Rotary and rehearsed some songs for the Cabaret we put on the next night.

Late in the afternoon we all mate WAPI's. It is a Humanitarian Project one of the Rotary Clubs do to help people in third world countries. WAPI stands for Water Pasteurization Indicator and it is something quite simple and cheap to make. It indicates the right temperature water gets to when it is safe to drink-this saves resources used to get the water to boiling.

That evening we had a buffet dinner with traditional southern food. There was brisket, corn bread and peach cobbler. We also went up on stage and introduced ourselves to all the Rotarians. That night we were all distributed to the local Rotarians' to stay for the weekend. It seemed a bit funny for me because the Conclave was held at my college, but I got to spend the evenings with another student.

On the way back to the hose we stopded at a drive through ice cream place! I had Oreo and coffee ice cream.

We were back at the college early the next morning for more information, talks and photos.We had lunch in the dining hall and then went for another rehearsal for that night. We also practiced our individual and group talent acts.

The Cabaret show was a great success! We did well performing the songs with everyone in the short time we had to learn it. It was great to see all the different acts. Some people sang, some people read poetry, some people danced and some people did skits.

I did a lip sync battle with the other students at GGC. It was a great laugh and we had fun, I performed Down Under by Men at Work!

That evening there was a bit of a party for all the students with a DJ. We all danced and it was over very quickly!

On Sunday afternoon a Rotarian kindly bought tickets for the four of us at GGC to go to the play Memphis, at the Auora theatre. It was a small venue's and the musical was fantastic! That evening we all went out to dinner with one of the girl's host family. It was a really nice outing.