My 19th Birthday was Amazing! It lived up to all my expectations and they are high. Thank you to everybody for my Birthday wishes and gifts especially Sean and Cait who made it so perfect. I was woken at 8am by Sean tapping on my window. He couldn't get into the room because Cait had locked the door to stop it banging in the wind as a fierce electric storm had played with our house all night. It was very beautiful but it did mean I hadn't slept so well. However ...

We are now into our 2nd Month and I now feel that I'm starting to understand more. India is a completely different country to Britain. That's why I came but it's not without it's struggles. If you are offered a drink in an Indian household it is impolite to refuse. However the chances are that the water hasn't been sterilised and you're likely to get ill which I can assure you is not at all pleasant. A delicate situation but also so worth it to see how other peop...

We now wake up every morning wrapped in mist with birds of prey sitting outside our window and when it clears amazing views over the valley and the Himalayas. It's all incredibly beautiful. We have been very lucky with our accommodation. We live in a big house with a stunning view shared with a guy called Niku and a St Bernards dog. We have a boys and a girls bathroom, a sitting room, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a kitchen, a dining room and an amazing balcony. Far ...