Nikoi keeps impressing!
After a successful Club Acoustica performance on Saturday, we got up early this morning and took a speed-boat to Bintan to do a performance for Telok Pakau Junior School). The diffused sunlight on the boat ride across was unbelievable … little did we know that our exuberance on the boat ride at 0715 am was going to be topped by 120 little kids singing!
The Island Foundation was setup by Nikoi Island to help the local Bintan communities develop in a sustainable manner. Education is one of the main focuses with which Nikoi builds its relationship with the local communities. And this is how this concept came about. Andrew Dixon from Nikoi had asked us if we would be willing to do a 1-hour performance for a local school … sing a few songs, interact with the kids, simply have fun with them. And Corinne, Saul Rayo and Elena Powell were of course more than excited to share some songs with the juniors.
Little did we know that we would walk out of the school at 9am on a complete high. To see the kids smile of joy, sing, clap and scream … your heart simply opened up to all the love in the room. It's the simple things in life that often have the biggest impact.
Great initiative Nikoi!
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