{"id":16,"date":"2024-09-17T09:05:59","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T09:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/kenya2024\/?p=16"},"modified":"2024-10-02T20:41:30","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T20:41:30","slug":"meet-the-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cwbblogs.com\/kenya2024\/2024\/09\/17\/meet-the-team\/","title":{"rendered":"MEET THE TEAM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Alright&#8230;.T-minus 72 hours until departure&#8230;so time to meet the team!<br>In alphabetical order&#8230;.drum roll please!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Anil\u00a0 <br><strong>Favourite song: <\/strong>Redemption song,\u00a0 Bob Marley <br><strong>Hidden talent:<\/strong> I also coach Table Tennis,Tennis, and\u00a0 Badminton\u00a0 <br><strong>Favourite cricket moment\/memory: <\/strong>After a 28-year wait in hope , then in 2011 &#8211; I was in the ground when Dhonisab hits a six into the stands at the\u00a0Wankhede for the mighty blues \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 to win the World Cup. What a night of partying \ud83d\udc4a\ud83c\udffc <br><strong>How many CWB trips have you been on before? <\/strong>This is my first. <br><strong>What are you most excited about for this trip? <\/strong>Absorbing the culture,\u00a0working as a team to impart our skill sets, and making friends,\u00a0 I know we can make a difference to kids who are eager to learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name: <\/strong>Dylan<br><strong>Favourite song: <\/strong>Lessons by Stormzy<br><strong>Hidden talent: <\/strong>Wiggle my ears<br><strong>Favourite cricket moment\/memory: <\/strong>Playing at Newlands <br><strong>How many CWB trips have you been on before?<\/strong> This is my first<br><strong>What are you most excited about for this trip?<\/strong> Being back in Africa, experiencing different cultures and seeing people playing cricket with a smile during our sessions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Ed<br><strong>Favourite song: <\/strong>Torn, Natalie Imbruglia<br><strong>Hidden talent:<\/strong> juggling (only hidden in the UK\u2026very much in evidence when coaching cricket abroad!)<br><strong>Favourite cricket moment\/memory: <\/strong>The annual Thames Tour I go on every July, since 1989<br><strong>How many CWB trips have you been on before?<\/strong> 8<br><strong>What are you most excited about for this trip? <\/strong>Catching up with the local Ambassadors who I haven\u2019t seen for years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name: <\/strong>Gems<br><strong>Favourite song:<\/strong> impossible to make this choice but for today it&#8217;s Monty Python Always look on the bright side of life <br><strong>Hidden talent:<\/strong> My hidden talent is collecting animals without trying(make sure I don&#8217;t leave Kenya with any new pets!)<br><strong>Favourite cricket moment\/memory:<\/strong> my favourite cricket moment was winning tickets to the 2019 world cup final via a competition on twitter, thinking it was a scam turning up at Lords and being offered \u00a31000 for my tickets but going in and watching arguably one of the most incredible moments in England&#8217;s cricketing history! <br><strong>How many CWB trips have you been on before? <\/strong>This is my first CWB trip <br><strong>What are you most excited about for this trip?<\/strong> I am most excited to see the impact cricket has on others and learning about a totally different culture \ud83d\udc4f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name: <\/strong>Maz<br><strong>Favourite song: <\/strong>Living on a Prayer by Bon Jovi<br><strong>Hidden talent : <\/strong>no talent, but little known fact about me is I foster rabbits for a local charity<br><strong>Favourite cricket memories :<\/strong> beach cricket in Cornwall. When the tide goes out and there are miles of flat sand to play on<br><strong>How many CWB trips have you been on: <\/strong>Never been on a CWB trip <br><strong>What are you looking forward to most about this trip?:<\/strong> seeing the joy on the kids faces when they all come together to play cricket<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name<\/strong>: Mark<br><strong>Favourite song:<\/strong> According to Spotify at the moment it&#8217;s If you tolerate this your children will be next<br><strong>Hidden talent:<\/strong> I don&#8217;t believe in hiding any of my talents!<br><strong>Favourite cricket moment\/memory:<\/strong> Any Sunday morning  when the sun is out, the grass is green and kids are having fun playing the game.<br><strong>How many CWB trips have you been on before?<\/strong> This is number 11 &#8211; but remarkably first time for Kenya<br><strong>What are you most excited about for this trip?<\/strong> Looking forward to learning about the country and culture in Kenya, about my fellow volunteers and a little more about myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Sorcha (pronounced sore-ka)<br><strong>Favourite song: <\/strong>Maria by Blondie<br><strong>Hidden talent: <\/strong>forgetting your name faster than you can forget mine<br><strong>Favourite cricket moment\/memory:<\/strong> any Saturday in the summer spent yapping in North London Cricket Club\u2019s Pimm\u2019s Corner <br><strong>How many CWB trips have you been on before? <\/strong>None yet, but I can fake experience like a pro<br><strong>What are you most excited about for this trip?<\/strong> Making a positive impact &#8211; and picking up a few life lessons along the way<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name: <\/strong>Verity<br><strong>Favourite Song: <\/strong>J Cole &#8211; Work Out <br><strong>Hidden Talent: <\/strong>Olympic Weightlifting \ud83c\udfcb\ufe0f\u200d\u2640\ufe0f<br><strong>Favourite cricket moment\/memory:<\/strong> There are many, I think watching Eng v West Indies Women in St Lucia, home crowd and some crazy sixes was maybe one of the best atmospheres!<br><strong>How many CWB trips have you been on before?<\/strong> First one!<br><strong>What are you most excited about for this trip?<\/strong> Meeting lots of new people with many different stories to share!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep posted here for our updates over the course of the trip! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alright&#8230;.T-minus 72 hours until departure&#8230;so time to meet the team!In alphabetical order&#8230;.drum roll please! 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