so, im still in swansea, still working 9-5.30, still doing the same old stuff. but not for long......... 5 weeks today i will be on a plane somewhere between heathrow and peru!! Im thinking about my trip pretty much all the time. so much to organise before i leave swansea! bills to pay, direct debits to cancel, forms to photcopy, clothes to buy. also trying to sort out an itinerary for s america to pass onto mum. i believe she is concerned i will take her into a nest of murderers and gangsters!! yesterday our original plan totally changed when i realised it would be much better &cheaper to fly from pantanal to sao paulo and then up the costa verde, rather than to rio and then south. main problem being we're flying out of different airports in brazil!! me from SP, her from Rio. had mandarin lessons last night- think ive only got two more before i go. im going to miss it so much, and the teacher is so sweet, but hopefully all the work so far will come in useful when im in china.