Reflections from our teen participant: trip to marina barrage

The wind was pleasant and unfluctuating. All of us were gathered together at the Marina Barrage. Seated in a ring, we listened to a story from my mother, a facilitator. Since we were at the barrage that beautiful evening to do some kite flying, the story was on the Wind God. Afterwards we all split up into groups and worked on making some kites for us to fly. Each group used a different method of making the kites. One group made theirs using straws. As for my group, we used satay sticks as the spine of our kite. Ours was large, diamond shaped and red. All members of their respective groups contributed in the making of their group’s masterpiece. Soon we were all armed with string and our kites were all set for take off. We headed to the roof. The sight that awaited us was amazing! I was awestruck. The Green Roof as it was called was covered fully with grass. But that was not all. There were so many kites in the sky. We all set about trying to make our kites fly. Though my group failed considerably, seeing our kite go up a few meters into the air give us a sense of satisfaction and achievement. Later it was time for a debrief and some snacks. During our snack time, kite flying continued except that this time the kites were empty potato chip packets.
- Pradeeptha