i think the kids were given a talking to as they were as good as gold yesterday! today they were playing up until a man (the gardener??) pulled little kevin out of the class and smacked him! livio had a box of matches in class and was constantly trying to set fire to things! anyway have got to go. steph x

hola nearly died about a million times this weekend! went rafting on saturday which was great fun. only fell out once, however was splashed, pushed out, hit on the head with an oar, covered with mud etc. lots! went tubing on saturday which was definitely an experience i?ll never forget! tubing?s when you go down the river (including the rapids) lying on top of a big rubber ring. i managed to pick up a few nasty cuts and bruises though (from being dragged along th...

hiya just thought i'd tell you a bit about the house and town where i'm staying. I'm staying with a couple called Bilma and Raul who have three children (aged 15,12 and 2) however there are always the nieces and nephews around so always loads of kids running about! There are also three dogs and a monkey! The house next door has a hell of a sound system and the local popular songs are always blaring out! The food here is mainly rice, potatoes, pasta and planta...

hola! had a surprise day off so went canyoning yesterday (and thats canyoning, not canoeing mispelt as mum thought!) it was so much fun! we climbed and trekked through the rainforest and then came back down through the canyon and the waterfalls running through it. it was a combination of climbing, abseiling, zip line, wading and we also had to do a couple of jumps into the depths of the unknown (the helpful guide expained where to aim in order to miss the rocks...

Hiya Went to the amazon at the weekend to a research and conservation place called jatun sacha. have never seen so many spiders and ants in my life! saw some amazingly huge trees! salsa-d the night away with a local called leni in a fantastic bar in the middle of the jungle. today was my first day teaching at the school. the age range in one class is 6 to 12 which makes it really difficult to teach! taught at an after school club this afternoon - those kids s...