My Dear FriendsUpon my arrival in China I decided that I would try my very hardest to take in everything Chinese during every moment of the dayeven when I am alone at home. For a while this worked out. I … Continue reading →

As I sit here in a generic airport seat overlooking the sunbleached tarmac of Doha International as planes come and go into the hazy blue sky and shimmering heat I don39t think things have really sunk in yet. Nothing quite … Continue reading →

Camp officially began Wednesday morning but of course nothing school work related really got done before that. I was just as excited as the kids and when the bus rolled out of Derby I felt sure it was going to … Continue reading →

Ok living in a city of 18 million people not far from China you would think there would be a big vibrant China town. I had heard two versions one it was great but from a guy on the course … Continue reading →

No I am not coming home yet but a slice of home came here this past weekend for the Rugby World Cup. Thats right the United States Eagles our very own Rugby team which I did not know we had … Continue reading →

Sorry folks. For some reason my last blog dropped off a few sentences at the end so I39ve added this bit so that it makes sense.I think the end of the blog 39Three Days to Go39 said something about how … Continue reading →

Just over 1 month in and Im over the culture shock which was surprisingly worse than I imagined it would be. I think 3 months back in England and I had reverted back into the comfort zone as well as … Continue reading →

When the IRB announced in 2005 that New Zealand would be hosting the 2011 Rugby World Cup I vowed I would go. Since my high school exchange here I have made the pilgrimage to my second home twice before. My … Continue reading →

1. The article India 39s Untouchables Face Violence Discrimination relates to the concept we are currently exploring in class because it demonstrates how the Dalits untouchables are still present in India and also states how they are the lowest social … Continue reading →

Ah…a real vacation It had been about 5 years since Id been on a real vacation…you know one that takes you out of the state that you live in. For the past 5 years my breaks were spent in Vermont. … Continue reading →

1 This relates to what we are learning in class because we are learning about how people were treated differently because of their social class. Also in the article it talks about how people are treated different becasue of how … Continue reading →

We slept in knowing there was nowhere to go and nothing to do for the day.We are staying at a Catholic Retreat Centre run by the Benedictine monks. The land is sparse but it sits right on the shore of … Continue reading →

Wow so it turns out I wasRUBBISH at keeping this blog up to date. I say 39was39 because I intend to correct that.Last thing you heard from me I was still in my 1st year in Korea and loving every … Continue reading →

Hi EverybodyThe TransSiberian is the journey of a lifetime and an epic trip into some of the worlds most remote landscapes through spruce and birch forests traditional villages and endless steppes. The trip across Russia is one of the longest … Continue reading →

at about 8.30 at night we arrived in a sea of light at the city of las Vegas. A beautiful sight all those lights. No carbon tax here. Everything went smoothly so within half an hour we were outside a … Continue reading →

Hi all well it is not long now before I will be heading home and looking forward to Aotearoa. Alot has happened since we last blogged mostly unexpected events. We left Washington DC and headed too Chicago to catch a … Continue reading →

Well it is now only 3 days before we leave on our big trip and everyone is telling us nthat we must be excited. However we are both still very busy with everything else at the moment and with two … Continue reading →

Not many words today just some photos to back up my recent ramblings….hope you39re all enjoying your Sunday. Today is my first day off in ages so I just went for a long walk didn39t get lost woohoo and checked … Continue reading →