My last week in Sumatra has been a busy one! Laura managed to make it over from China, so there was lots of catching up to do after 3 years apart. We spent our days exploring bukit lawang and the surroundings, swimming, washing in the river and getting stuck places due to rain, despite itContinue reading “Goodbye Sumatra”
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Back in BL
I’m back in Bukit Lawang!! Our last night in Toba involved bbq fish and rice and of course eating with our hands (I’ve had to cut my nails). The next morning we dutifully waited for the 8:30am ferry, with Malum (jetski man) ready to waive us off. Then Malum received a text that there wasContinue reading “Back in BL”
The Challenges of Charity
The past few weeks have been rather challenging for me. It seems that as soon as you get the hang of one thing here, something else falls apart! While I feel that I’m finally getting the hang of my job and the culture, with few English speakers round in rainy season, the school can beContinue reading “The Challenges of Charity”
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”
Rosie Roams 