Travel

Poo, bikes, islands and a whole lot of sun…

It’s amazing how quickly it is to get back into the routine of life and feel like your holiday has sailed away back to a distant island, but as we’ve been back to reality for a week, I’m enjoying looking through the photos that take me back to a place of fascinating culture, friendly people, […]

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Ni hao Singapore!

This morning I’m writing from hot, humid, sticky and steamy Singapore! (Made you jealous yet?) I arrived here on Friday afternoon for an 8 day trip for work – my work involving chaperoning 15 UTS (University of Technology, Sydney) students at a Leadership Forum at Nanyang Technological University – not a bad gig at all! Our forum is […]

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Voce fala ingles?

I have arrived safe and sound in Rio after a 24 whirlwind tour of Santiago, Chile! Despite all my travels, particularly to developing countries, I don’t think I’ve ever felt so much culture shock as I have here! The comprehension of English in both Chile and Brazil has definitely added some barriers to the ease […]

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Take-off in 10 hours!

I’m set to take off for my South American adventure in 10 hours and it still hasn’t hit me! I’m both nervous and excited by heading alone into unknown territory but I’m looking forward to the hundreds of young people that I’ll be meeting in Rio who all are passionate about making our world a […]

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