West Grange Hotel Newbury

... br>Its going to be a a ******* Ball!!!!!
The Goodbye Party Organised and i think everything is sorted!
No more clothes to buy...maybe just a few xmas presents before i go.
And i have packed and unpacked my bag about 4 times already!

Its really bad i am just wishing the next few weeks away!!!

I'm sure i won't be sleeping for days before!!!!!

Only 553 hours to go!!!
Yippie!!!!

H.x

The title is the most awful joke in the world so blame my sisters for thinking of that and keeping it in my head!

OK so tomorrow is my big day. No im not getting married, im going away to India....to travel. As you guys already know (because i haven't stopped talking about it since April!) im starting off in Goa for 3 months doing a project teaching kids on a ...

... Room parties
- People using the bus aisle as a bed to lie down on and sleep!
- Certain people constantly getting out of their seat to hang around the bus aisle or toilet entrance, or even just to prance up and down in front of everyone. Seriously, the bus is cramped enough as it is, just sit in your damn seat and stop making it worse for everyone!
- One personīs laugh, voice, behaviour etc - you all know who I am talking about! Heīs lucky he didnīt get ...

We began the journey back to London. Before reaching Calais port in France, we stopped in Belgium for lunch, and to pick up some chocolate of course.

When we reached the port, it became apparent that we had just missed the ferry to Dover by less than 5 minutes and had to wait 3 hours for the next one! We were none too pleased, given the amount of time spent on a coach for the past 3 weeks. Not much ...

Had a lovely day with our freinds in Newbury before we leave,going to our old school and reminicing about the things we did and didnt do.Shaw House was a real trip down memory lane, the restoration was beautiful and I think the concensus was that our school days there could only really been improved if we had been lucky enough to have been mixed with boys! Remembering ...

... this you probably think all there is to do in London is to drink at the pub. But I really am making the most of my time. I interviewed and got an internship and Clifford Chance in the pro bono department. They got a rather large skyscraper in Canary Wharf so you never know where something like this will lead. I'm taking a full schedule and since I live with lots of law students, the conversations tend to be rather intelligent ...

... Grandad its a fun park! Oh!! They never did make it to Windsor Castle. James was tour guide as he had visited the site on the Internet and his first stop Lego City where you can operate a digger. Next Emma took us to the Carousel, Chairoplane and on the Orient Expedition train while the bigger kids (Richard, Grandad & Auntie Deb) investigated the Jungle coaster. Once all back together James was off for his driving test to get his ...

WINDSOR CASTLE Woke up bright and early, had breakfast and got our hired car and headed out of London towards Slough to see Windsor Castle. The country side was typically British with rolling fields of the deepest green and lawns that look like green velvet. Arriving at the castle we were stunned at the sheer enormity of it. One always imagines the castles of the Royal family to be huge but this surpassed our imagination. The ...

... work. I had my A-level history class in the afternoon and I just LOVE them!!!! They are so much fun because they are truly interested in the subject matter and they all want to be there!!! It's such a pleasure teaching them. What a great way to end the day. Unfortunately I did not make it to badminton this afternoon as I have loads of work on which to catch up, and my yoga class has been cancelled for this evening, so I have no excuse but to do some work. Big sigh ...

... Tuesday is a much better day than Monday, despite the fact that I teach 5 lessons without a prep. I do a better job of preparing for these lessons and do not make the mistakes I made yesterday with my Year 8s. Before anyone has a chance to get wacky, I introduce the "1-2-3-DT!" policy, which means that the first time I speak to a student, it is a warning. The second time I have to speak to them about their behaviour, I write a login in their planner. If I have to speak to them a ...