Hello Mumsie and the rest of you!

Well I suppose I cant keep it a secret anymore as I think you have guessed anyway...I am not a very good actress at all...I am infact not in Sydney but I am in Thailand - Ko Samui Island to be exact. I have decided not to stay in Sydney after all and am coming home to bonnie England to see how I fare before I rule out living there completely. Will be back on the 9th as originally planned!! Cant wait to see you all - Charlie and abbie are arranging my pick up so no need to worry about that - will be there late on the 9th...dad knows but i wanted to surprise you and joey. Sorry for lying to you on the phone and by email!

I have been having a lovely time, relaxing on the beach and went on a boat tour yesterday. I was in the area that was badly hit by the tsunami. In some places you wouldnt know that anything had happened but in others it is still a big mess 3 years later. It is very sad really. I travelled all day today to get to ko samui and am sharing a room with a girl i met on the bus - it is more expensive here compared to the other places i have stayed so i wont stay long. Then again it is so much cheaper than anywhere else i have been so cant really complain. Only a few days before i come home anyway - i really cant wait to see you all and i am sure there will be lots of tears on my part as every time i think about seeing you all it makes me want to cry....i am such a big softy!! Hense why I cant really get away with living on the other side of the world and being 100% happy. I am also coming to France with you still - dad said it's ok, then i will be on the mission to get a job. I have a few ideas for when I get back but im sure we'll have plenty of time to discuss it all.

I love you all very much and cant wait to see you :)

Love Gaelle xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx