Today I woke up with a lizard on my face! But in other news, I am now in Catacamas where I will be spending twelve months living and working as a teacher. It's so weird to think this is now my home. But I am certainly not complaining, so far it's great! So first I'll tell you all about where Katy B and I are staying. From the outside it looks very dull and small, with grey walls, no windows and metal gates. But inside is a very different matter! I could go on f...

We are finally leaving Gracias, which I'm actually happy about. Although our weeks holiday was fun and we got to do some really great stuff, it was time we finally went to our project in Catacamas. But I will just say that on tuesday we went to the hot springs and it felt as though we were in the Caribbean. With two hot baths, palm trees, fire lanterns and even reggae music (a lot of Bob Marley) we were in paradise. But sooner or later we had to come back to real...

So I've been in Honduras for a few days and to say I've been taking advantage of being abroad with no parents would be an understatement. With four of us being in Gracias for a week before we go to our own projects, we were told to treat our first week like a holiday. So that we did. On the saturday we had to sort out all the boring stuff such as buying phones and things we forgot to pack etc. But walking around the town was an experience in itself. Being the o...

Buenos dias readers! It's my first blog and I'm going to cheat a bit and back track to last week as I've already spent a crazy and jam-packed week in Honduras and there's too much to write in just one blog. So on the 2nd of August friday morning (feels so long ago now) I said an emotional goodbye to my parents at Heathrow airport and boarded the plane with my 15 fellow hondie volunters. 16 of us were selected from the charity Project Trust to spend 12 months in...