{"id":722,"date":"2012-08-25T11:40:19","date_gmt":"2012-08-25T11:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spenditwell.com\/updates\/?p=722"},"modified":"2012-09-23T03:23:19","modified_gmt":"2012-09-23T03:23:19","slug":"lospalos-school-is-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spenditwell.com\/updates\/?p=722","title":{"rendered":"Lospalos school is open!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lospalos school was opened with great success this week.\u00a0 After a bone shaking 7 hour drive to Lospalos we visited the school the night before the ceremony.\u00a0 There were people working everywhere.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Workmen were\u00a0putting the last coat of paint on the school floor (carefully kept till the very last minute so it would look fresh), others were stenciling the Spend it Well name on the official plaque stand and others were finishing off the huge shade structure erected just for the day.\u00a0 Some women were pinning white table cloths to the tables and folding\u00a0serviettes\u00a0for the feast (in a\u00a0decorative manner that would have put any function centre in Australia to shame) \u00a0and many other women\u00a0were cooking over outdoor fires\u00a0– and were still doing so when we went past late that night.\u00a0 Our 12 year old daughter Zoe\u00a0came with us and quickly assumed rockstar status among the young local girls!<\/p>\n

The next morning the school children lined the road into the school and dancers escorted the official party.\u00a0 The President had to cancel at the last minute, but Kirsty Sword Gusmao is every bit as popular and delighted the crowds with her presence and speech.\u00a0 The ceremony was wonderful – rather different to others we’ve seen as Lospalos has it’s own distinct culture.\u00a0\u00a0 The new building we have b<\/a>uilt is fabulous and the two old renovated buildings like like new – a fabulous transformation from the wrecks they were before.<\/p>\n

Apparently we all featured on the Timorese news the next night, including my speech which I attempted in Tetum! \u00a0The highlight of the day for the children\u00a0though were\u00a0the small packs we gave each of them (all 1,200 of them!) which contained an exercise book, pencils, soap, toothpaste, brush and a pack of biscuits (at a cost of $2 per pack).\u00a0 When we left not one of the children had even opened their packs – for many of them it would be the first present they’ve received.<\/p>\n

More trip highlights to follow!<\/p>\n

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