Posts by Madeleine Armstrong

Informa 1, Jungle 0

Believe it or not, yesterday this piece of ground was a jungle. It’s been hard work clearing it but quite satisfying. Special shout out of the day goes to Amy, who put her Thai kickboxing aggression to good use whilst chopping a massive and very stubborn piece of bamboo. I’m not planning to mess with [...]

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Vertigo

We have just had a really amazing day at the Nature Club, where we tried out different activities including ziplining, zorbing and riding quad bikes and buggies, as well as swimming in a beautiful lake and sunbathing (a few of us pasty Brits are quite sunburnt now!) In a moment of madness I had signed [...]

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Our little helpers

Rain taking a break from the digging

Day 3 of digging and building, we were flagging a bit and needed a helping hand…so we got some of the kids involved! Seriously, it’s all going well, we helped cement the walls of the toilet today, which is now looking a bit more complete. Hopefully tomorrow we will get them finished, and fingers crossed [...]

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Thai massage

No, not that kind of massage! Parita and I just experienced a full body massage at the hands of two Thai sadists, which felt like they were trying to push us through the floor. Parita looked terrified! I have a photo but she won’t let put it on the blog. We felt pretty gooid afterwards [...]

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Ready, steady…

Preparations for the Thailand trip are well underway, and I feel like I’m getting there, but there is also a nagging fear that I’ve forgotten something. I found travel Monopoly in my spare room last night, which was a bit of a result and helps assuage worries of boredom on the plane and 7-hour train [...]

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