
MEETING IN MANILA
I'm going to start with food. So. Much Rice. Breakfast, lunch and dinner. And apparently if there isn't rice on the plate it isn't...
THE LONG WAY THERE...
This is being written mid-air and after travelling since 10:30 on Friday morning. My unadjusted Casio watch now reads 5.39am. So please...

TEAM PEENES!!
Here is the team... #2014blog #vso #training #volunteer #risk #philippines #goodbye #disasterrelief

GOODBYE MEAL :(
This is going to be a short post because this is my least favourite part about going away....it's getting to that point where I am having...

PACKING.
The countdown is on and I am still very much stressing about what to take. I am sure my western packing 'issues' will feel very trivial...

MEETING THE TEAM
The most useful part of the training weekend was meeting (most) of the people I am going to spending the next 12 weeks with...and finding...

PRE-PLACEMENT TRAINING: DAY 1
This morning I travelled to Leicester University campus for my pre-placement training weekend. Greeted by an enormous array of buffet...

THE PHILIPPINE EMBASSY, LONDON.
Armed with my passport, 2 mug shots and visa forms I travelled to the Philippines embassy, just off Pall Mall. I've never set foot in an...

I'M GOING TO THE PHILIPPINES ?!?
In two weeks and 2 days I am flying to the Philippines. I am not quite sure if I believe it myself yet, as the whole trip has felt like a...