"GOOD MORNING TAIZE! WE NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS TO SERVING THE BREAKFAST!"
every morning, the
chief of the breakfast and tea team has to shout out like that if they need more volunteers to distribute the breakfast, such as choco drink or tea, butter, choco stick, bread, and cup. standing on the top of one of the line barrier, facing thousands of young people.
at my earlier time in Taize, when I saw one of my friend do the shouting like that, I always thinking that I wanna do like that. and suddenly, start from my 6th week, I stand up on the top of the one of the line barrier, facing two thousands of young people, it's feels like I'm standing on the stage in front of thousands audience. and I can see all their faces, their expressions, their reaction when they saw me do the shouting.
yes, my 6th and 7th week, I've got a work in Breakfast and Tea Team as a coordinator. we are four of us and we have to work for two weeks. on my first week, me and Lucas (Germany) was trained by Sandipan (India) - the chief and Washington (Brazil). and on my second week, we've got two new coordinators, Francisco (Chile) and Callistus (Tanzania), and they were trained by me and Lucas. and so on and so on. that's how the coordinator thing works.
so, how to do this kind of work?
early at the mornin
g, at 07.00 sharp, we have to be gathered with the Morning Team at
Big Kitchen. we have our own room, sometimes its called Breakfast Barrack or Breakfast Kitchen.
the instruction of this work is very simple, at the morning, we have to prepare breakfast for Small Groups (work groups such as Cadole, Rubbish Collection, Kitchen Coordination, Night Welcome, etc) and for the Big Distribution (breakfast for the field people). after the Big Distribution is finish, we have to prepare Tea after 11 o'clock for the Small Groups because they need tea after the finish their work.
at the afternoon, we have to gathered with the Afternoon Team at 15.00 sharp. we only have to prepare tea for the Small Groups and Big Distribution.
how to make tea or choco drink for thousands of people? this is when the magic happens.
we have a special big pot for making either tea or choco drink. fill it with the water, cold or hot water. then put the packages of tea or choco drink. and then, voila! tea for 250 people is served in one big pot!
usually it's only took less than a minute to make tea or choco drink in one big pot. so, it's only took less than 10 minutes to satisfied around two thousands people with tea or choco drink.
every morning, the
chief of the breakfast and tea team has to shout out like that if they need more volunteers to distribute the breakfast, such as choco drink or tea, butter, choco stick, bread, and cup. standing on the top of one of the line barrier, facing thousands of young people.at my earlier time in Taize, when I saw one of my friend do the shouting like that, I always thinking that I wanna do like that. and suddenly, start from my 6th week, I stand up on the top of the one of the line barrier, facing two thousands of young people, it's feels like I'm standing on the stage in front of thousands audience. and I can see all their faces, their expressions, their reaction when they saw me do the shouting.
yes, my 6th and 7th week, I've got a work in Breakfast and Tea Team as a coordinator. we are four of us and we have to work for two weeks. on my first week, me and Lucas (Germany) was trained by Sandipan (India) - the chief and Washington (Brazil). and on my second week, we've got two new coordinators, Francisco (Chile) and Callistus (Tanzania), and they were trained by me and Lucas. and so on and so on. that's how the coordinator thing works.
so, how to do this kind of work?
early at the mornin
g, at 07.00 sharp, we have to be gathered with the Morning Team at
Big Kitchen. we have our own room, sometimes its called Breakfast Barrack or Breakfast Kitchen.the instruction of this work is very simple, at the morning, we have to prepare breakfast for Small Groups (work groups such as Cadole, Rubbish Collection, Kitchen Coordination, Night Welcome, etc) and for the Big Distribution (breakfast for the field people). after the Big Distribution is finish, we have to prepare Tea after 11 o'clock for the Small Groups because they need tea after the finish their work.
at the afternoon, we have to gathered with the Afternoon Team at 15.00 sharp. we only have to prepare tea for the Small Groups and Big Distribution.
how to make tea or choco drink for thousands of people? this is when the magic happens.
we have a special big pot for making either tea or choco drink. fill it with the water, cold or hot water. then put the packages of tea or choco drink. and then, voila! tea for 250 people is served in one big pot!
usually it's only took less than a minute to make tea or choco drink in one big pot. so, it's only took less than 10 minutes to satisfied around two thousands people with tea or choco drink.
tea pot, one funny thing happens to me about this kind of tool. when i bring the empty tea pot into the Big Washing Up area, one of my friend who responsible for the Big Washing Up start to shout "oh my goodness, another TEA POT!!" when he saw me bring that tea pot. and i replied, "not tea pot! but TEA MO (timo)!!" kyahahahahaha....
in my opinion, this kind of job is a challenging work. because to do this work, we not only need power such as to lift
up the pot to on the top of the table. but, especially as a coordinator, we also have to make a quick decision when exactly we have to close the line, or which line is have to be close first, etc. because
when the Big Distribution is already begin, we have only a little time to solve the problem that happens. and also we have to organize our team member to do the job very well and eficient.
i think this is one of the best job in Taize i've ever had. on my 8th week, i start to missed this job.
in my opinion, this kind of job is a challenging work. because to do this work, we not only need power such as to lift
up the pot to on the top of the table. but, especially as a coordinator, we also have to make a quick decision when exactly we have to close the line, or which line is have to be close first, etc. because
when the Big Distribution is already begin, we have only a little time to solve the problem that happens. and also we have to organize our team member to do the job very well and eficient.i think this is one of the best job in Taize i've ever had. on my 8th week, i start to missed this job.
haha!
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