A very early start to the 1st official day at the LACYS 2010, we all woke up at 5.30am ready to leave Rio de Jinero by coaches heading 2hrs out of the hustle of Rio, travelling through the stunning winding mountains tracks leading to a small affluent mountain town called Teresopolis, Northen Rio.
This is going to be the base for the Global Change Makers for the duration of the LACYS. The setting couldn’t of been more ideal, with it being set within its own grounds, vast spaces to explore and great conference and training facilities.
The first day of the summit was an interesting one, with games such as activism speed dating, who would ever though that this would be so exhausting (I think I nearly lost my voice). We also learnt about all the amazing CAPs, RAPs etc project structures giving us food for thought to start our own projects within our local communities or internationally with other change makers.
The food is stunning with large quantities given to us constantly throughout the day making us all start to put on a little weight!
We also started working on little drama performance pieces that explain certain issues, these are called 5min sketches, our teams is looking good however we have yet to do a rehearsal.
We ended the day with a great performance in Capoeire, it was really good, not the wannabe stuff you see in England this was real Brazilian vibes! Baile Funk Beats Acoustically Amazing! Everbody got stuck in during the end into a giant mashup was excellent.
Amazing First day, really looking forward to the days to come.
Sadiq Miah
Sounds like your having a great time. Interesting to keep up to date via this and tweets. Baile funk awesome! Bring some mix tapes back.
Keep safe and think ahead.
Amazing looking forward for new entries
Cheers from Venezuela