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Reality

It’s not the kind of poverty you can see, It’s bellies fat full of rice, but of nothing else. It’s not the kind of poverty you can see, It’s Ibu never getting older than 60 and laki-laki smoking 40 a day, because they wont live long enough to feel the effect anyway. It’s not theContinue reading “Reality”

Spooky Season

Somehow there never seems to be time to just sit down and write! I’ve been here just over 6 weeks and yet already the idea of a Western showers and toilets seem alien to me! Last weekend, I was scrolling through Instagram when I once more came across the problem of tourists touching Orangutans. OnContinue reading “Spooky Season”

Time Flies

Another week has sped by here in Sumatra! I really can’t believe how fast it’s going. This week was supposedly our relaxing week after the Jungle Trek, but it’s still been extraordinarily busy – or I suppose ordinarily busy as there’s never a dull moment here. Every afternoon I helped delivering our Youth Ranger ProgrammeContinue reading “Time Flies”

Into the Jungle

The last week has totally flown by. We began our new Youth Ranger Programme, which encourages children to protect the jungle, more English classes and another days for girls session, on top of all our sport classes. Youth Ranger has been a big hit here, with one of my personal highlights being hearing all theContinue reading “Into the Jungle”

The week of the bike

The past week has really flown by, and we’re creeping ever closer to the time that we have to give our motorbike back. Due to this, we’ve been trying to the make the most of our last few weeks being able to zoom where we want, whenever we want. This week, we’ve held out firstContinue reading “The week of the bike”

Lots of food, lots of mosquitoes

On Thursday last week I accidentally managed to delete the entire of our old website, so if anyone wants to check out our nice shiny new, remade website, including a weekly blog coming soon, then head to: http://www.bukitlawangtrust.org After leading my first Yoga class on Thursday, Friday saw a very generous family donate fruit asContinue reading “Lots of food, lots of mosquitoes”

Rain Rain Go Away!

This weekend we made it out of the office at last and set about some serious DIY. We began by emptying out all of the shelves and boxes in the teenage classroom. Then we cleared out an old shelving unit from one of the broken bathrooms and cleaned it out. We moved it into theContinue reading “Rain Rain Go Away!”

Welcome to the Jungle!

Arriving at Medan airport after over 24 hours travelling was a relief to say the least. The first thing that hit me was the heat. Then the panic about how I was ever going to carry my luggage in the heat. Luckily I commandeered a trolley and made it past the sniffer dogs, out ofContinue reading “Welcome to the Jungle!”

Flight or Fight?

The morality of going half way around the world is something I’ve toyed with a lot over the past year. I truly believe that happiness comes from new experiences, from living life without limits, from feeling your feet in your sand and from tasting the spiciest dishes that you can handle. I want to meetContinue reading “Flight or Fight?”

Action Packing

So what on earth do you take with you when you move to the other side of the world with just a back pack? I like to tell myself that I’m not a materialistic person, but a look into my wardrobe says otherwise. The task of packing seemed huge, but it’s actually been really refreshing.Continue reading “Action Packing”