Hello all; I haven't had chance to blog since Wednesday so I've got a lot to tell you! Thursday we went to a program called SOOP (Summer of Opportunities Program) which is for young people aged 14-15. It is aimed at giving them essential skills they need to get on in the workplace - such as interview skills, CV making and professional attitude. We all made vision boards that described what we wanted for the future; it was really nice to see that all of the ...

Hey everyone; So the first two days of my time at The Community Place have been so much more than I imagined. Day 1: I was with the older girls; aged from about 12-13, fondly known as the fashionistas. We made chocolate fudge; one ingredient was Marshmallow Fluff which definitly needs to be brought to England! An important ethos is 'Fun with a Purpose' so we were looking at how to use equipment and follow set recipes (even though one group went completely off i...

Evening all; Feeling the Jet lag for the first time today; we were all up at 7 to do some background reading and get ready for a breakfast reception - after waking up at 5 everyday so far, it's typical the only day we had to be up we could happily have slept in! The breakfast however; was well worth it. We had an introduction to Naz and a talk from Dr. Marie about The Community Place, this involved drawing self potraits (pics up soon!) really highlighting the a...

Hello! All the group have arrived safely and are settling into Naz well! The MAN-NEWARK flight was on time and stress free (I watched Duplicity and The Wedding Singer) and seeing the Manhattan skyline as we landed was brill! I know there was a few people who were quite nervous about flying; but Vic loaded everyone up with aromatherpy oil and it seemed to do the trick! The NEWARK-ROCHESTER was definitly an experience, we had a tiny plane with propellers (!) and l...

Hiya; Currently packing and trying to get everything ready for Friday morning! Feeling a bit stressed, but really excited and I cannot wait to go!! Really looking forward to see what the project is like and who I will be working with. Hopefully I will be able to keep this updated with lots of blogs and pictures! Lots of love Jodes x