On Friday night there was the most amazing storm. We knew it was coming because Joe was tingling. The thunder boomed and the room was illuminated by flashes of lightening. The thunder was, at times, deafening. After an almightly boom and the crack, flash of a lightening bolt striking, what sounded like, over-head the fans stopped working as the power went out. Joe, who was pacing the room making sure everyone was safe, leapt under his camp bed, shielding his face and screaming, "Lord! Have mercy!" We had to shut the doors and the shutters to prevent the rain from lashing in and so we were roasted. It wasn't the best night's sleep we've ever had and we woke up dripping with sweat. Power cuts are quite common here, we have a few each night, but none have been the length of this one. Most of us have given up sleeping under a mosquito net for it being too hot and we've only seen one since being here. When we went out in the morning, we found the door off it's hinges and the roof flooded. Lightening had hit our building and burst a water pipe which some lads spent the whole of Saturday fixing.
There was a lot of excitement at tea time on Friday too. Raja came into the room where we eat and told us to come outside as someone had found a deadly scorpion. (Risk assessment had deemed this a measured and acceptable thing to do). We formed a ring around it and Raja proceeded to show us its sting by angering it with a stick. He was in bare feet and was a little closer than I would have felt comfortable myself. It was massive; at least four inches long! Raja's son, Naveen, pinned it down and Raja removed its venom. Naveen then 'removed it'. They are quite rare so we were lucky to find one in such a safe environment. We have yet to see a snake, which a few of us are disappointed about. Sam Brookes is especially determined to find one. I think he wants to eat it. He has earned the nickname ' The Drain', after we have seen how much he eats - every bit of food (and drink) put in front of him!
Written by Dan Overin (assisted by the rest of the boys)
There was a lot of excitement at tea time on Friday too. Raja came into the room where we eat and told us to come outside as someone had found a deadly scorpion. (Risk assessment had deemed this a measured and acceptable thing to do). We formed a ring around it and Raja proceeded to show us its sting by angering it with a stick. He was in bare feet and was a little closer than I would have felt comfortable myself. It was massive; at least four inches long! Raja's son, Naveen, pinned it down and Raja removed its venom. Naveen then 'removed it'. They are quite rare so we were lucky to find one in such a safe environment. We have yet to see a snake, which a few of us are disappointed about. Sam Brookes is especially determined to find one. I think he wants to eat it. He has earned the nickname ' The Drain', after we have seen how much he eats - every bit of food (and drink) put in front of him!
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