Our last training sessions…

29/08/22 ~ an early start to the day as we said farewell to our Guiding friends in Holhudhoo ready for our next adventure! We hopped on a speed boat to Velidhoo. 




Upon arrival we were given a tasty coconut and then enjoyed a delicious breakfast buffet.  It was then time to head off to our accommodation. This morning, we jumped in a pickup truck to enjoy a tour of the island and then we ate lunch at the Noonu Atoll Education Centre. 





We had a great time in our Guides session this afternoon. The Guides were so enthusiastic and put 100% into every activity! The Young Leaders hosted our afternoon tea and then we enjoyed a session with them and the Guiders where we played lots and lots of games on the beach!









Before we knew it, it was time for our Maldivian night. We all got dressed up in traditional clothes and headed to the youth association. We enjoyed a night of Maldivian culture and lots of dancing and food. Thank you Young Leaders of N.Velidhoo for hosting such a brilliant evening!








30/8/22 ~ today was our final training session! We had a great group of Little Maids this morning. We played a number of games and sang lots of songs. Every Little Maid that took part had a great time! When tasked with completing challenges in a time limit all the Little Maids did really well and team Bue managed to complete all 18 tasks in 15 minutes with time spare! 







It was a quick lunch today as we had to hop on a speed boat to the airport ready to catch a flight back to Male in order to have our wrap up / debrief with MGGA Ex Co team!




GOLD love 💛🌏🇲🇻


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