Edinburgh’s Grassmarket Project and University students
A group from Edinburgh’s Grassmarket Project came down the track for another week of sunshine, along with six Edinburgh University students of medicine and social work.
During the week those who wanted to get out on the sea kayaking and abseiling did so. For some it was purely fun, for others it required considerable bravery. Well done!
Music was a theme in the week. We hosted the First Annual Grassmarket Camas Open Mic
night - a big success and highlight, with a 2nd edition on the
Friday night too.
There was no mic, but
this didn’t matter!
Camas team member Kelsey was a skilled and complimentary
host, kicking it off with a sing along of the Camas classic ‘What’s up’ by 4
Non Blondes. We had ukulele tunes
freshly penned about the Camas journey and Scottish weather, a theatre extract,
spoken word, stories, a saxophone solo, French soprano, dancing and more sing
along.
It was wonderful to be set an example of people not being
shy, and after just a few days of forming a community together people’s
confidence to share and relate blossomed.
A bit of Camas magic in action. Without
screens, phones or wifi, entertainment has to be created in an evening at Camas,
and you definitely created it!
No wind and beautiful weather meant that the centre was
without power, so the tradition of taking laundry over to the Iona Abbey’s
washing machines needed to be re-instated.
We discovered in the midst of this good drying weather that one group member was keen on painting, and he dedicated himself to
the repair and painting of our blue window frames, all along the north dorm
block. Thank you!
Our ages ranged from teens to 70s, and it was a great
opportunity to learn, be inspired and inspire, from different perspectives and
life experiences.
Other highlights too numerous to share in detail were reflections,
garden work, elegant dinner decorations and conversation shared.
We learnt about the wonderful and diverse things the
Grassmarket Project offers in Edinburgh.
We wish you all the best in your many enterprises and groups, and we
wish the students all the very best luck, resilience and wisdom for their
studies.
There was no mic, but this didn’t matter!
We discovered in the midst of this good drying weather that one group member was keen on painting, and he dedicated himself to the repair and painting of our blue window frames, all along the north dorm block. Thank you!
PS. The Bluetit
chicks nesting in our granite walls flew the nest yesterday. Here's one of them...too cute!
