What has Koori Kitchen given me?

Before I leave on my trip, Tina asked me to write up a few points on what I've gained out of being involved in the Koori Kitchen program.

Firstly, the program has exposed me to the indigenous Australian culture. Prior to my involvement, I knew very little about the culture (let alone having met an Aboriginal person). It's taught me that people can be indigenous, no matter what their background, location or skin colour is.

Being involved has also shown me how generous people can be. All of those involved in the program volunteered their weekends (and more!) to provide the kids with a fun and constructive learning environment. It's absolutely wonderful to see it all coming together and to see the kids gain something out of the program, and I think everyone who has been involved (from Tina to the PBoX team to the supervisors to the chefs and sportspeople) has contributed to this. I think they can be proud of what they've done.

I have immensely enjoyed my time in the programme, and I hope the remaining sessions and the gala dinner are a great success! Thanks for letting me be a part of it.

Jeremy