This morning it was our Polish friends’ turn to teach us how to greet people in their language. Nils (from Switzerland) suggested we played the Sand Man game: some of us are real champions at staying still and not laugh at the funny faces!

The Irish girls showed us another game, and we also sang - this goes without saying.

The Friendship Train continues its journey. This time Manon had all the passengers laugh, with her hat too big for her and her magic act. And even the very serious man agreed to come along.

Alyanna, Angela and Justhine showed us a traditional Filipino dance with lovely skirts, colourful scarves and a straw hat.

Divided in small groups according to our delegation, we resumed working on the messages. We carefully chose the words which best expressed our ideas and opinions. It was a lot of work but we felt safe and comfortable enough to tell what was on your minds and in our hearts. Some girls said : ’The difference between Tapori and daily life is that within Tapori we take the necessary time to think and reflect, and we enjoy it.’

_ In the afternoon we either finished off what needed to be or learnt how to make puppets and African dolls with fabric. We played, we sang along with Didier and wrote messages to our parents...

A circus show performed by Damien as a fire-eater, along with Marion, Célia and Dominique gave the start of the evening’s entertainment. Then, accompanied by Julien at the djembe and Wilem at the tambourine,

the Irish girls showed us how to dance the Macarena, and Nathalie and Olive taught us African dances. Djembe, triangles, tambourines, small bells, flutes and recorders, maracas... we used every single object that could make some noise! After such a terrific party we were ready to go to bed!