Had another great day in school today - doing something a little bit different. There was a child protection talk on for the children and their families so lessons were cancelled for the day. There were benches that needed a new coat of paint so I spend my morning using sandpaper to remove all the rust and the afternoon painting. I ended up absolutely covered in rust and paint. (see picture) At lunch time I looked like I'd had a really bad fake tan. Morning w...

Grace House I'm volunteering at Grace House again this year - was here last year when it was still called GCDC (Globalteer Community Development Centre) Grace House's motto is "Enabling the community to become sustainable through education, family support and health care." It provides free English language and General studies education to around 200 children from villages on the outskirts of Siem Reap.Children attend for either a morning or afternoo...

Am writing this sat in my favourite cafe in Siem Reap, does the best coffee by far and nutella on toast (which is one of the only chocolate based things that taste the same out here!) Have just had a late brunch with Carolyn and we're now sat watching the world go by which is lovely, there's a nice breeze and it's cloudy so not too hot! Has been an excellent first few days back. Almost straight away it felt like we'd never left even though I've been gone for ov...

Had my first day back at grace house today and I couldn't believe how much it has changed!! Is only just over a year since i was last there but the development has been amazing. There is 4 more classrooms, more children, more staff a new office and more developments in progress including an electrical school starting in september a wood turning workshop and weaving classes. It was brilliant to be back in the school and to see loads of familiar faces both teache...

We've arrived!! Safe and well but tired, dazed and a bit confused. Just over 26 hours after setting off we arrived at globalteer having been on a coach two planes and a tuk tuk. It is very good to be back, sights and sounds bringing loads of memories back. And it's really really HOT!! Plane trips were largely uneventful just a very long flight from London to kuala lumpur. Food was nice and there was plenty of films and music to watch/listen to. Didn't manage ...