Day 3: Church and rehearsals

After a delicious buffet breakfast, we hopped in the lovely air conditioned minibuses and headed to St. Augustine church for an amazing service, celebrating the 75th anniversary of the women’s volunteer. The singing and the spirit of the service was incredible, and although the service was long, we all had a great time experiencing the passion of Sierra Leonean culture. We then went to Papaya for lunch, where we had Jollof rice and vegetables. We had a relaxed afternoon, with individual and band rehearsals in preparation for the teaching and outreach concerts tomorrow. Before we went back to Papaya for dinner, we all gathered in the dining room for some sing-alongs, including practising for an arrangement which we would later sing for the 30th anniversary of Ballanta. We then ended the day with some card games before heading to sleep, ready for the first day of teaching tomorrow at Ballanta and JTR. written by Sasha