Monday 17th April Up mega early to get mum to the airport. Really didn't want to say bye, but didn't want to get upset either. Knew I'd feel like I did- Aman warned me of it, since she'd previously been through the same thing, with having her boyfriend over to visit on her travels. I just wanted to go home with her. I was just starting to really get over my homesickness before mum came out but thinking that I wasn't going to see her and everyone else for ano...

Sunday 16th April Last Day with mummy  Had loads of errands to run. Was soo chuffed that we managed to find a single ring cooker thingmy- so bring on the healthy cooking from now on! We bought loooadsa veggies and fruit. Went to a really nice Borneo gift shop and bought some last min prezzies for mum to take home. Got a delicious lunch in the Hyatt café. Georgie was supposed to be heading back to Ranau straight after but told us that she was st...

Saturday 15th April- Snake Island Met early to set off for "Snake Island". You might be able to guess the main inhabitants. Twas a teeny tiny island a short boat ride away from Pulau Tiga. As soon as we touched land, we came across some sea snakes, resting under a rock on the shore. Max took them out to show us. He said a bite results in death 5 minutes later, which made us all feel fab. I knew he was probably talking b******s- but u should've seen the boys-...

Friday 14th- Pualu Tiga Dreading writing this entry cause there's so much to say! 7am- went to get picked up for our transfer to the jetty. I'm used to "Sabah time", which usually means ppl will be up to ½ hr late. But after it hit 7.30, I was starting to worry. There was a group of white water rafting guides sitting having coffee and one of them approached me saying "Kristy?" Took me a while to suss out who he was- a husband of one of the teachers for ...

Thursday 13th April Headed back to the school with Aman to meet with Penelope and Colin (our Gap representative from the UK) to talk over our placement. When we went out to meet them, I was shocked to see a greeting smile on the Principal's face and then to all be invited into her office for a short chat (she doesn't usually take the time to talk to Aman and I). Colin asked how she thinks the placement is going and she said it was good, no complaints so fa...