KCCL Trip

On April 23rd I went on my last KCCL trip! I know that it's a bit late to be blogging about it, but I was away at a conference and didn't have time. On the trip we managed to finish off the majority of our paintings and we planned for the party (which I unfortunately couldn't attend).

When we arrived we followed the usual schedule, splitting up into various groups and heading for the back of the school to paint.We all collected our materials from the store room, hauling over paint buckets, brushes and plastic sheets for the ground. I decided to do some touch up work at first, going over some of the paintings and outlining them with black and such. This took quite a while actually, even with some of the KCCL children helping us out. However, the mural looked infinitely better after we had finished, and eric and I were proud of our work.

Afterwards, Hannah told us to finish off a landscape that had been started the trip before. We painted over part of it, doing hills and a river. It started off being a generic landscape, but became more and more abstract as time went by. We did a large tree at the front, with orange leaves, and then white clouds in the sky. However, the sea and the sky sort of merged, which gave it a rather cool effect.

When we were done we packed up everything and said goodbye. We also started brainstorming for the party, and Hannah reminded everyone to bring food. I was really disappointed that I was going to miss our last trip, as I feel that I have made very good friends and learnt a great deal from KCCL. Hannah has also been an amazing leader, and I hope that she was happy with my involvement in the service project.

KCCL has definitely allowed me to be creative and to develop my leadership skills. Working with these kids has been an enlightening experience for me – I’ve been inspired by their views and approach to life, learning to appreciate all that I have and prompted to truly make the most of it.

I really enjoyed spending the past year at KCCL and I hope that I can get the opportunity to go again next year. I realise that I’ve spent a long time in this club, but my reasons for sticking to one project for so long is president’s award (as well as my enthusiasm for the KCCL children). KCCL has definitely made me a more aware and confident person, more willing to approach new situations and meet different people.