My journey of a thousand steps started with my goodbyes to my family and friends over the course of the last month. On my last night I was in tears after a lovely family dinner at my grandmothers and then it was time to hit the road. I was driving to Beth's house in Essex to stay the night before we caught our nine o'clock flight from Heathrow and to avoid some emotional scenes at the airport on behalf of my mother. However, when we got there I was the emotiona...

My journey of a thousand steps started with my goodbyes to my family and friends over the course of the last month. On my last night I was in tears after a lovely family dinner at my grandmothers and then it was time to hit the road. I was driving to Beth's house in Essex to stay the night before we caught our nine o'clock flight from Heathrow and to avoid some emotional scenes at the airport on behalf of my mother. However, when we got there I was the emotional ...

Hey Guys! Things are starting to get very real, in a very scary way. I may have had a couple of small freakouts already. Packing is almost finished bar the arrival of a last last minute order from ASOS (shopping until the end :P) and I am frightfully shy of the 23kg weight limit, although you may have to watch this space. The last two weeks have been wonderful. The support of my family and friends has been amazing and has included picturesque picnics in Christchu...

Hey Readers! Sad to say that I found out that Blogspot can often be blocked by the Great Fire Wall of China and so I have taken the time to create a new blog so I can keep in touch with out bothering myself with proxy servers etc.! The departure date is moving ever closer and my heart starts to flutter everytime I imagine leaving home, flying 5,000 miles and not seeing friends and family for 12 whole months. My preparation is slowly moving forward: 2/3 rabies inj...