South Lodge Hotel Chelmsford

... boxes of supplies for the school (books, puzzles etc. btw thanks for the puzzles Kat!) which I hope they're going to like. This is more of a test really than an actual entry so don't be disheartened that it's a little boring, hopefully it'll all get better soon. Bye for now! =)

... time. It was very interactive. They won a kiddie's game show, Katy read the news and Myri competed in Raven. I guess that the guides are jobbing actors and were great with the kids and adults alike. The tour lasted about 1 hour 45 minutes and was excellent value for money at £27 for a family ticket. Each child (about 10 on each tour) got a t-shirt at ...

... workshops for participants. when the contingents arrived at the site we had the big opening ceremony. for once, they used the suitable name "ceremony". there were almost 40000 people on whole site, 8000 of them were just ist from one subcamp. to the arena, where the ceremony was held, led about 4 or 5 "roads" for all these people, we were not even alowed to go alone, we had to go in one group from the subcamp. now, try to imagine, walking towards the stage, which was ...

... was striking and Sarah Lucas' photos were unflinchingly feminist. It was such a whirlwind of activity as we tripped around soho. Before the Hirst show we saw work at Lazarides, a gallery flaunting the best of emerging british artists and afterward we sipped cider in a private club called Blacks and chatted with photographers whose fame is iminent. The kicker was Daniel's offer to put us up, either at his mother's or with ...

... Brisbane. Bad: Easyjet. They make queues where there needn't be any, and don't have any where they're needed. No such thing as allocated seating here. Once you pass check in, it's the rule of the strong. Let's just say that my airplane aisle scrumming technique has improved significantly over the past year. Good: They ...

... luton" etc all of which took about 30 seconds.. He then walked up and sat in the drivbers seat and looked at us. one guy said "is this the bus for luton airport?" the drivers response (which we could only just make out) was "Yeah but i cant load your bags, ive just loaded the bags" "i cant load your bags" so the guy just said "ok can i buy a ticket then" On the bus on the way out there he pulled the ...

... started later than Andrew's I walked to Chelmsford (1hr20min each way and half of that was just getting off-site) to get UK sim cards for the mobile phones so we could ring her. Unfortunately we tried for 2 hrs that night to ring and couldn't get through, so we ended up texting a message. Shannon rang us back next morning so we got to wish her happy birthday then. The weather has been alternating between warm-ish and windy ...

... we bought Mama Timothy, a very very sick women with six kids and no husband, a home in the slum! It was amazing how great that was. Also I met a women named Florence who had 3 kids, one who was raped by her husband, one who ran away and one who is HIV positive. She herself is also HIV positive and has breast cancer. We payed for her radiation and chemotherapy, a lot cheaper in Kenya than in America. They were so appreciative and I couldnt have asked for a better way to spend that ...

... weren't great! Once that was over I collected my bags and left just like that in that order (no customs) One week on I had worked a shift in a bar on st pats night (madness) and then the following friday I went back to my workplace and managed to get barred due to my drunken behavior and so I resigned :( Any how I did pick up a job landscaping and still have it, I've since been to london and seen the eye of london and big ben up ...

... park, and had to call the police. (Don't worry, we're all good now). Even getting out of this place the next morning (which we were very eager to do) was a hassle through the highways and busy roundabouts...definitely not bicycle friendly. But it is now behind us and the contrast with the next day was like corn beef and foie gras.