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Welcome to the Official Blog for Raleigh India 12J September - December 2012.



Thursday 3 November 2011

And they’re off!

Phase two has officially begun! Everyone’s packed, on the bus and off! We’ve just done a quick sweep around Fieldbase to make sure no-one got left behind, and I’m happy to say everyone is in their new groups and off to start their new adventure.

Back at Fieldbase we’re settling back into life around here. Maggie and Jon are learning the ropes and being shown how to man the operations room, where everything is and most importantly, how everyone likes their tea and coffee! Tim is teaching Jon how the logs team work and Maggie is getting her head around the Fieldbase medic role.
Time for a cuppa! 

It’s always pretty quiet after the craziness of change-over so we’re enjoying catching up on work and getting ourselves organised for the next phase. I might even treat the team to my culinary skills and attempt to whip up a peach crumble later...we’ll see!

During change-over one of the venturers (Megan Hounsome) gave me a poem that she had written with her group during the training weekend they all went to in the UK before coming out here. I thought it was rather lovely and worthy of a blog post...so here it is:

“To India we are going, where the curry will be flowing, so we thought we’d write a poem.
These are India’s highlights, the food, the people and sights.
We’ll do some Bollywood dancing, see cows and elephants prancing.
We’re all afraid of D and V and washing our hands will be the key.
To see a new culture is our mission, experience diversity and religion.
To sum it up it’s gonna be great.
Raleigh International – we can’t wait!”

We’re happy to say, that if phase one is anything to go by, the poem is certainly living up to expectations!

Here are a few messages from the venturers for friends and families back home. We handed out all the blog messages and post over change-over and everyone was really excited to get them...so keeping them coming!


From Matt Bell to Anthony

Mate,
Just got your message. 1st November, so your flight is in a few hours. Good luck mater, feeling excited for you J Probs won’t get it for a few weeks but keep me up to date with how they go. Just remember the Europe combo 4 when the reg ain’t watching nut, nut double nut. Getting the sypmtons in mate, but cheers for you writing and I’ll see you at Christmas.

From Emma Christopher Echo 4

Hi Mum, Dad (and Freddie!)
Thank you for your message, it was nice to hear from you so soon! Glad to know you’re not celebrating in my absence. We were told our projects today and I am working on an environmental project working with turtles! I would tell you about it but the message would last forever, so keep an eye on the blog to see what we’re doing.
I hope everyone at home is good. Lots of love, xxx

From Dan Rose

Yo yo Mum, Dad and Robyn and whoever else reads this. I’m so excited as out of here tomorrow. I’m off on the Demon trek which apparently isn’t as treacherous as it sounds. I’m really happy to be doing a trek as I really want the change in experience that I’m going to get after working so heavily in the community on my last phase. It’s going to be awesome climbing some summits and ride a bike on some crazy Indian roads overlooking some beautiful sites. Apart from that everything else out here is wicked apart from my camera breaking. Anyway, I love you all and are missing you tonnes. Rob, stay strong buddy, I love you.xxx

Gemma Bennet – Tango 5

Hi guys,
I just got your letters and cards; it was so good to hear from you! Happy Birthday mum, this is the soonest I could get a message on. And also congrats to Dave! So, so proud of you for passing your first aid course! And yeah, you could have loved the thunderstorm! But now I’m going on trek, woop, so I’ll hopefully hear from you when I get back.
Love to all,
Gemma xxx

51 comments:

  1. To Anne - Charlie 1
    Ha Anne, ik post hier meteen ook maar even iets. Denk dat je blij kunt zijn dat je de enorme zware trekking als eerste hebt gehad, alhoewel ik op wat comments lees dat de projecten ook niet echt Club Med zijn. Wel goed dat je ergens concreet aan kunt werken, ik heb nog niet goed kunnen lezen wat het eco-sanitation project inhoudt, maar dat horen we wel. Succes lieverd!
    papa.

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  2. valerie van walt meijer- Tango 5
    Hee val! ja het is heel mooi! kom net terug uit nigaragua (community phase), alleen zonder tas haha! mis het leven in ss wel!ga zaterdag naar de volgende phase. Doe waarschijnlijk environmental phase omdat ik geen schoenen heb! wel relaxed! heb heel veel plezier meid en doe de groetjes aan ster!! xxx oscar

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  3. For Emma Christopher - Echo 4
    Hey Em, I'm so glad to see you've got their safely. Lovely to read about what you are going to be doing! Super jealous about the turtles!! Hope you are having a wonderful time, lots of love Michaela and the family x

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  4. For Zoe Coles, Tango 5

    Hi Zoe, Been away overnight at Auntie Margaret's so just catching up on the blog tonight. Hope you've received our parcel before going on the trek - sounds amazing!! Great to hear all your news from your Mum and Dad. You sound as if you're really enjoying yourself. We miss you lots, hope you've got lots of photo's to show us. Take care on the trek. Eat the Kendal mint cake! Love you, Nanna and Taid.

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  5. for LAVINIA, Hi lieve Vien, mooie jurk joh! errug leuk met je schoenen, cool, so to say. Geen ple's meer, nu waterreservoir? pittige tijden, lieverd; vervelend dat je zo ziek was. Ist over? Zit nu in Brussel. Werken ons suf voor de verjaardag van Helga. Het gaat lukken. Stuur nog een mail en natuurlijk af en toe een foto. Bijna jarig Pop! We vroegen ons af of we die dag zullen gaan eten of niet ... kun je nagaan. As maandag ontbijt voor Helene en s avonds eten. t wordt een feestweek. Ik hou je au courant, per mail. dag lieverd, zoen, je mam

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  6. Ha Claire van Doeveren Echo 2
    Vanavond was een gezellig samenzijn bij de ouders van Valerie voor jullie wintersport in februari. Alles is goed geregeld, jullie boffen maar. Je vriendinnen leven met jou mee en vonden het heel leuk een lange mail van je te hebben ontvangen! Je krijgt heel veel lieve groetjes van allemaal!! Lieverd succes, make the best out of it, love you xxx

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  7. lieve esmee
    we hebben even je foto's bekeken. Wij vinden het geweldig wat je aan het doen bent . leuk dat je nu bij de schildpadden bent. heel veel plezier . we zijn benieuwd naar je verhalen. dikke kus oma en andre

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  8. For Clare on Tango 5,

    Lovely to have your email. Hope the trek is going well. Will pass on your hugs and kisses to Anne and Chris when we see them on Sunday. Love Mum & Dad and Jen & Mark & the children

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  9. Hi Meg in Charlie 2,
    So sad we missed you on facebook but everyone very happy to hear from you. Know you got our first letter due to the copy of the poem being posted.Further letters on the way. Alex has arrived in HK. Mayors concert went well and again many asked after you. Hope all your kit is coping with the weather over there and you are adapting accordingly. Under canvas this time - enjoy!!!! All well here and sending all our love. Mum & Dad xxxx

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  10. Esmee Augustijn - Charlie 2
    Lief vriendinnetje!! I'VE GOT YOUR LETTEERR AND I'M HAPPY!!! ik laat het vanavond aan de rest lezen. Ik hoop dat mijn brief er onderhand is maar ik ben bezig met een nieuwe dus die komt er snel aan! Wat ben je nu aan t doen voor project? schildpadden of door de bushbush aan t lopen?? misje en ben weeeer nieuwsgierig!! Ojaa moest van ens ronny enzo vragen of je al weet of je mee wil op schivaaaakantie!! Ergens in februari met Enzo Lidewij Ronny Eline en geloof Daniel! Ik weet zelf nog niet of ik kan maar hoop dat het goed komt!! Dikke knuffeltjes voor jou!!!!!!!!

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  11. Lucy C! We all miss you here at home but we love to see all of these pictures :) Hope you are enjoying the delicious Indian curry. We can't wait to see you when you return but we know that as soon as you come home, you'll want to set off on the next adventure. Have a blast, little sister!!

    Mary says hi!! We are talking about you via cell phone right now. She says she loves you and misses you, too!

    Dad just walked in as I'm typing and he says "hi, too!"

    misses and kisses! xo, Sissy

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  12. Gemma Tango 5

    Hi Gem, Lovely to get your comment, hope you are enjoying the trek. We went to Markeaton Park and watched the firework display for you last night. Nan & Grandad send their love, they are watching you via the blog site. Hoping to get them blogging before you finish.
    Lots of love, will write again soon.
    xxxxx

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  13. Amelia Ayliffe Tango 5
    Hey Meems
    Hope the trek is fun and you are not encountering too much wildlife! Went too Channing Fireworks last night and saw the Adams - they say hi! Hope to hear some news soon - remember to get in as many photos as poss!!! Lots of love Mum, Dad and Jel

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  14. message for Amelia Ayliffe, charlie 1

    HEY, it's anna, i went clubbing last night and lost my bankcard, i'm sure you miss clubbing, but atleast you don't have to worry about things like that :( (i told my parents someone took it, but i'm pretty sure i just droppied it on the floor, lol) it's fine, but now i don't have a bank card for 7-10 days, and then they're sending it home to london so it's going to be even longer. SIGH! i saw steffy out last night aswell which was lovely, i'm going to her flat on wednesday and she's making me fahitas for dinner and i'm going to bring wine, SO GROWN UP! hahhaha, i havn't been to her flat yet once cos it's so far away, but she is NOT impressed.
    i always look for you in the photos they post but i can't see you! stop hiding i want to see what india has done to your appearance!! i bet you're very tanned and blonde, and wearing GORGEOUS clothing. hahahhaa. you're home in like 20 days, which isn't that long i guess, by then i'm hoping you can eat curry, hahah, so when you come to leeds we can binge on take-aways YAY!
    xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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  15. To Anne/Charlie 1. Het was super om je stem te horen! Hier alles goed, de danspassen gaan steeds beter, Robin had een goed rapport,ze heeft de smaak te pakken! we krijgen de steeds meer smaakpappillen door de heerlijke kruiden uit de regionale keuken van India, al die kurkuma komt goed van pas.Victor (van Sissy) heeft vanuit de lucht naar je gezwaaid! lik van Puck en Emma. Ben je nu een theedrinker geworden? dikke kus Mama en co xxx

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  16. Hallo Lukas Echo 3,
    Wir hoffen du bist gut in deinem neuen Camp angekommen und es geht dir gut. Die weihnachtsausstellung ist ganz gut gelaufen, heute am Sonntag sind wir zu Hause und spannen mal ein wenig aus. Ich bin ziemlich erkältet, aber so langsam geht's wieder. Papa fliegt am Dienstag nach Argentinien. Ansonsten ist hier alles ok. Wir wünschen dir alles liebe und weiterhin viele tolle Erfahrungen. Ganz liebe Grüße von Papa, Mama und Philipp und wie immer ein ganz dicker Kuss von Mama

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  17. Gemma Bennett - tango 5

    Bagels & Coffee, ooooh marmite!!!!!

    Lol guess what me and dad watched today!!! Hope your enjoying your trekking!!! Starting to feel strange without you here!!! The risk and johnny went out of xfactor tonite!!!! Boo hoo!!! It was a double eviction night!!!!! Only 7 acts left!!! I now want Craig or Marcus to win!!!!! Can't wait to see you!!! Miss you loads!!!

    Love Lisa

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  18. to julie scheer
    heeeey mn allerliefste naans!!! hier ben ik weer, blogging away....ben zo benieuwd hoe je t hebt! denk veel aan mn kleine zusje daar trekkend door de jungle, is t zwaar? heb de foto van je groepje gezien! ziet er veel leuker uit! hier in gruntje alles chill, heb vrijdag mn laatste tt gehad, en nu is t alleen maar party! kermesse komt er al bijna aan zo chill en ook nog een paar huisfeesten en diners in het vrschiet dus dat belooft veel goeds! ben dus ook bezig met een fotografie cursus, is hel cool maar mn mede cursisten zijn echt mega dikke henken van 50 of zo haha en gister moesten we door de stad lopen en fotos maken, hahah met dat nerderige fotogopje met enorme camera's en statieven o god, was doodsbang dat een bekende me zou betrappen haha. zo leuk, na florence kunnen we tips en trucs aan elkaar uitwisselen! oja onze broer heeft de marathon gerend in new york! zoo cool en goed!
    lieve naan genietervan, heeeel veel succes met de trek, love you!!!1 xxxxx je zus

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  19. To Julie Scheer Ha lieve Naans,
    Brief 4 is onderweg helaas nog niets van jou ontvangen, maar dat zal wel aan de Indiase posterijen liggen. Heb morgen gezellig afgesproken met de moeder van Valery om even over jullie en jullie avonturen te kletsen. Hoop dat je iets waanzinnigs beleefd en je het gezellig hebt met je groep. Rut heeft de marathon gelopen dit weekend, in 3 uur 42 min, gek hoor 1 kind in India en 1 in de US en flootje gelukkig gewoon in Gron. Lieve schat, succes en 1000 dikke kussen van je M.

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  20. Hi Zoe (Coles), We've been keeping up with what you've been up to & you're doing a marvelous job out there, its lovely to look at the photos & places that you've seen. Everbody at home is so proud of you, your Mum is missing you loads but is keeping busy until you get home. Here in the Terry household Ash is about to start his GCSE mocks, not that he's doing much revision at the moment, that's boys for you! Alex is still undecided whether to go to uni or not, and if she should go locally or live away, so is still looking at various courses to see if there's anything she'd like to do. We had our first frosty morning today so winter is really on the way here at home. Hope the trek is going well & will keep on checking to see where you are & what you're up to. Sending you lots of love Auntie Sharon xx

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  21. To: Anne - Charlie 1
    hallo An, we hebben vandaag je brief uit de bush ontvangen! (verzonden 19 okt en nu de 7e nov in NL)
    Om het gemis aan post en blogposts van ons in de eerste dagen enigzins te compenseren, hier nog maar weer een berichtje. De brief gaf wel aan dat je het de eerste trekdagen zwaar hebt gehad en dat het team elkaar goed support, dat is fijn.
    De bijgesloten brief voor Mel gaan we morgen wel even bezorgen. Ik ga met mama en Robin je favoriete meidenserie (mee)kijken. Veel mensen grieperig hier, extra vitamines enz.
    dag lieve schat!! LoveYou. papa.

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  22. Luchhhhh <3
    you look so cute in all of you're pictures and it's making me miss you lots, i hope you are having an amazing time, i imagine it must be hard at first, but i am thinking lots about you, and i hope you are going to love the experience, i am sure you will.
    everything is fine here, just got back to my school, and saw everyone and everything :) and i need to tell you things, i will on the next wall post, :)
    i love you so much and miss you!!
    remember ¨i am here¨ :)

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  23. Valerie - Tango 5

    He billy boy!
    Heel leuk om even te bellen, twee keer zelfs yeah:)Ben net terug uit Phuket met daddy en zit weer te werken op kantoor. Was heel chill en ik ben zelfs verbrand (leip he!) op mijn hoofd. Oeh lees net dat je trek de Demon trek heet, en gevaarlijk eng? Ben benieuwd hoe zwaar het is en vooral veel liedjes zingen en wie is het spelen tijdens het lopen! Trouwens die serie die jij noemde voordat je wegging, pretty little liars is echt iets te verslavend... ook iets te knappe gasten dus ga daar maar even over dromen daar in de bergen!
    X x x Q

    ps. nog een raadsel:
    Wat is groen en heel erg moe??
    ..
    ..
    een krop slaap!

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  24. For Lucy Shipp

    Hellooo Lucy from damp and misty home! It's super to see you looking so well in the photos after your trek. Leeches would send me running!! I'll be sending another earthmail letter very soon...and I've got your special day in my thoughts too. I've bought some Chai spice to keep you company in tea-drinking across the miles. It was lovely to get your text and email last week. Love and loads of hugs from Mum...and nibbles from the Roo xxxx :)

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  25. lieve esmee (echo 2)

    even een berichtje voordat de brief de deur uitgaat. Even geen nieuws op het blog . Waarschijnlijk heeft iedereen het heel erg druk en is er geen tijd om het blog bij te werken. Nu Merk je des te meer dat het blog lezen een dagelijkse bezigheid is geworden. Als het er dan even niet is. ga je het missen en kijk je meerdere malen op een dag of er echt niets op staat (haha). Hoe is het leven op het strand ? Voelen jullie je al een echte robinson? Gisteren je brief gekregen in een zelf gemaakte envelop.Dank je wel . We hebben weer wat tastbaars van je . Dikke kus mama, papa ,lieke

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  26. For Clare on Tango 5,

    Back home. Anne and Chris well as are Clive family. Hope trekking going well.

    Love Mum & Dad

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  27. Amelia Ayliffe Tango 5
    Hi Amelia
    Hope trek not too hard. Carol and Grannie came over and send their love - Grannie and I think we make up over 50% of the blog hits!! Counting the days til you come home!! Love you. Mum,Dad and Jel x

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  28. Anna Roberts (Tango 5)

    Hey Anna, your mum has informed me about your accident, well done for still carrying on for as far as you could. I'm relieved that the accident wasn't as bad as it could have been and we are hoping that you get better soon. I'm at work at the mo, but I will tell my mum to text you as soon as possible as she misses you a great deal :)

    Big hugs
    Ross

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  29. Hallo lieber Lukas, Echo 3, wir haben uns sehr über deine Email gefreut, schön dass du noch mal in Mysore warst. Das hört sich ja alles nach viel Arbeit an, aber dann bist du ja auch in der Lage demnächst im Garten einen Swimmingpool auszugraben. Ich schreibe dir eigentlich so alle 2Tage und ich hoffe,das meine Post auch bei dir ankommt. Hier ist schon kaltes Herbstwetter mit viel Nebel. Ich wäre jetzt auch gern in der Sonne. Mein Lieber, genieße deine Zeit und Pass schön auf dich auf. Papa ist gestern nach Argentinien geflogen und kommt am Freitag, den 11.11. Zurück . Dann sind wir zu einer Weinprobe in Ludwigshafen eingeladen. Wir freuen uns schon , dich im Dezember wieder hier Zuhause bei uns zu haben. Ich Schau mal auf der Karte nach, wo Goa liegt. Fährst du dort alleine hin oder kommt noch jemand mit. Hoffentlich werden dir auch alle meine Nachrichten übermittelt. Liebe Grüße von Mama, Papa und Philipp und wie immer einen ganz dicken Kuss von Mama

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  30. Anna Roberts (Fieldbase/Tango 5)
    Hi Anna, Hope you're feeling a bit better. Everybody back home send you their love and best wishes for a very very speed recovery. Hopefully several days rest will work wonders, so try to enjoy the semi-luxury of fieldbase. Look on the bright side, at least you can get a decent cup of tea there. Lovely to hear your voice last night, We're really missing you....take care, will text and message very soon. All our love Mum & Dad xxxxxxxxxxxxx

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  31. Halllo Lukas Echo3,
    Ich kann hieri im Internet meinem Brief von gestern an dich leider nicht sehen, ich hoffe er ist angekommen. Falls du mal die Möglichkeit hast, etwas zurückzuschreiben wäre das schön. Ich schreib dir auf jeden Fall jetzt noch mal eine Email auf deinen Email Account. Bis dann liebe Gruesse und einen ganz dicken "Kuss von Mama

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  32. To Maya Obstfeld at Charlie 2: Hello dear dear Maya: O.K. -- your ever so tech savvy mom just spent 20 minutes carefully constructing a blog note to you and then i pushed the button and I made a mistake and the whole thing disappeared. So now what do i do? do I write the whole thing again ( and now I'm in a rush to get to work?) or do i just send you this silly note instead? Aargggh! So, you will just have to tell me if you ever get the note where i talk about camping tents and Haley finally getting a bath and being ever so very soft and fuzzy now. I miss you!!!!! so much love and hugs, xxxxx mom So here goes, Take 2: Mom sends a blog .........

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  33. hey anna (tango 5/fieldbase)

    was awesome talking to you!! you made my day cant wait to start a count down for when your coming back! i'm proper lost in derby without you! rest that leg! enjoy the rest of the trek when you get back to them
    love you loads
    daisy xxxxxx

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  34. sterre, esmee and lizzie in echo 4
    hey my lovlies, hope you are having fun watching turtles and all that, im so jelous that you are sunning it up ! its really cold here but im not covered in mud so thats nice :) i felt really lonely when i first got home ! no spooning and no rats :( i have told so many people the story about the rats and stuff, the only gossip i can think of is that kim kardashian and her husband have split up already, frankie from the x factor addmitted being on cocaine, and russell brand and katy perry are going to india on the 20th of december so im jelous :( theres been another earthquake in turkey aswell and 7 people have died :(
    anyhoo i hope your okay and i really miss you's, love youuuu xxxxxxxxxxxxx roz
    p.s lizzie hope your staying happy :)

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  35. stu eco 4
    hey stuu hope everythings okay with you and stuff, keep on dancinggggg :)
    miss youuuu
    roz xxxx

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  36. tita eco 3,
    heloooooo ! hope you and hannah are having an amazing time "just diggin" make sure your engaging your core and that, and teach hannah all the correct ways to dig cos you must be a proffessional now. Home is okay, im not muddy and getting bitten all the time so thats good, i cant think of any gossip really, dont know if you have these people in germany but kim kardashian split up from her husband, and frankie from the x factor was on coke, andddd russell brand and katy perry are going to india on the 20th of december :( and there was another earthquake in turkey which killed 7 people and has injured lots and lots of people :( i will have better gossip next time but i havnt read a newspaper ! anyways hope your happy over there, and i miss you sooo muchhhhh !! just keep diggggin. love youuu xxxxxxxxxxxxx roz

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  37. esmee lizzie and sterre eco 4,
    also say hi to sian for me :)
    x roz

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  38. shruti eco 4,
    hello hope your still enjoying your time with raleigh, say hello to the turtles for me :) miss you lots ! roz xxxx

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  39. Hi Meg in Charlie 2,
    Sent a couple of things today, so we will see if Richard is right and fingers crossed you will get them before or in time for your next R&R. Hopefully a change from Chai!!!Several people have now(at last) found the blogs and have promised to write when they work out how!!A couple were moaning (with a grin) on Wed.that it was all so interesting they had spent ages reading everything. LOL. Spoke to Alex when over the gang's this week via a laptop. Very strange. She's settling in well.Hope you are enjoying the new phase - we are longing to hear about it. Everyone fine here. Loads of love, Mum & Dad xxxxxxxxx

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  40. Aunty Ann Uncle Paulxxxxx12 November 2011 at 02:09

    Hi Meg in charlie 2 I hope you are o.k All this work must be very rewarding .We are keeping a track of what you doing next.
    Love best wishes Aunty Ann Uncle Paulxxxxxx

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  41. heyyy meem :)(india 1 amelia )

    just looked at the pics hope the bike riding was fun and it reminded u of of suffolk lmao...only a couple more weeks till u are back, i miss u loads and keep it up love u Lish xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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  42. Lucy (Charlie 1) Luchyyy I've tried posting on here a couple of times, but they never show up! so i've been writing on your wall instead every time I think of you! I miss you so much, you don't understand!! I hope you're having an amazing time poopsie and that you're seriously enjoying every second. All the pictures that I've seen look amazing and you look absolutely ADORBS!! I hope you have seen many many elephants and that you've taken beautiful pictures like you always do. I miss you and I miss being able to talk to you every day, but I'm so happy for you. I'm so proud of you and your braveness and huge heart. I love you so much popsicle and I can't wait for you to get home so you can tell me ALL of your amazing adventures.
    With all my love, Mariana

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  43. To Valerie van Walt Meijer

    Even berichtje uit BE - gisteren bij WS en P gelunchd - dus geheel updated over je reis - zo juist alles gelezen op website incl. jouw bijdrage. SUPER spannend ! Een levenservaring !
    Let op spinnen en fout voedsel - enjoy de rest ! Opa OK - loopt met wandelstok- koppie helemaal "bij". Hier kou + mist - mis jou en zonnetje - liefs Ellen vWM

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  44. tango 5
    lisa marshall

    hiya love hope u ok, aww not long now till ur bk il av my tree up b4 ur bk i cannot wait for xmas we will take Robyn xmas market , can u believe mizo says im not putting tree up early??? aww lisa he is doing my head in , im just aving brew then going on walk , miss u loads & loads xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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  45. Anna Schouten Charlie 1
    Hai Annie hoe gaat het meisje, Wat een avontuur wat jij beleefd! Heb nog niet alles kunnen lezen maar de korte stukjes en de fotos geven een gaaf beeld! Gaat het je goed af An in je 5sterren resort??? Nee meis dat is maar gekheid ik vind je echt een topper en natuurlijk allen die het met jou samen doen. Ben zooooo benieuwd naar je verhalen in december. Hier in het spaanse alles goed. Inmiddels Abuela maar dat had je nog net meegekregen voor je vertrek. Nu 2,5 week open en al de nodige voetjes en gezichtjes door me handen laten gaan. Nou liefje weet niet hoe jouw dag er morgen uitgaat zien maar vast weer een spannende onderneming lieve Annie wens je ongelovelijk veel plezier en uitdaging voor de laatste 4 weken! Hele dikke knuffels van Willem en Tamara

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  46. Amelia Ayliffe (either Tango 5 or charlie 1 i'm not sure)
    it's anna. you're home soo soon now :) me and steffy were discussing it today and we realised it's literally only like two weeks! i miss you so much man!!! you need to come home and see me and make me fun again! everyone says that i'm boring now, frankie calls me boring anna and says that i'm no fun anymore!!!!!!!!! pod and liz say it's cos i'm domesticated! how atrocious is that? i'm domesticated! haha when you're in england you can un-domesticate me by getting me to do way to many shots and then holding my hair back for me afterwards <3 hahha... actually i've still only throw up once in leeds from alcohol, so not too bad!! although i am domesticated and boring so i guess that's to be expected :(
    i never know what group to write you in cos it seems to change so i really hope you get my boring blogs hahaa, i know cos i'm so boring now i have nothing but boring stuff to say, but i hope you like my messages anyway, i hope you get them and read them atleast!!! can't wait to see you xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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  47. Message for Matt Bell

    Lovely to see more pictures of you and your team mates, looks like you are still having fun even in the dirt!
    Here are your beloved Wimbledon AFC results:

    Sat 08/10/11 A Morecambe 15:00 L2 W 2-1
    Sat 15/10/11 H Crewe Alexandra 15:00 L2 L 1-3 Sat 22/10/11 H Crawley Town 15:00 L2 L 2-5
    Tue 25/10/11 A Torquay United 19:45 L2 L 0-4 Sat 29/10/11 A Shrewsbury Town 15:00 L2 D 0-0
    Sat 05/11/11 H Barnet 15:00 L2 D 1-1
    Tue 08/11/11 A Swindon Town JPT L pens 1-1
    Sat 12/11/11 H Scunthorpe Uted FAC D 0-0
    Wed 16/11/11 A Tooting&Mitcham Utd SSC W 2-1
    Sat 19/11/11 H Swindon Town 15:00 L2 D 1-1

    Love Dad

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  48. Gemma Bennett Tango 5

    Hi Gemma,

    Have a great 18th birthday on Friday. It will be one to remember being in India. I can't believe how quick its going. Have fun on your last expedition!! See you soon xxx

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  49. Hi Steph,
    we're so bored of writing this message, it keeps cutting off.
    It's Joey and Fi, hope you're well, finally got your letter last week, Fi is still waiting for her's, sounds like you're having an amazing experince, in shock you killed a chicken. We're at Fi's she is cooking lamb shanks with all thne works but dont think I can eat it all as stuffed face with gajek. Missing you so much the girls have decided to go out next week,(Even Kizzy is coming down) to celebrate your achievment. St Aubin will be flowing in your honour and will be taking a pic of yuou to pretend you are there. Caz is still pregnant, hoping the baby will come any day now. we got the champagne on ice (but me and Fi have been drinking it)Fi is still at college doing well got 100% attendance i have 42%!!!
    Missing you see you soon. James has a new car, Marilyn and John are best buddiesfi's grandad is still in hospital. We're all still alive.
    The roti lady died! RIP!Tony is still single but he is getting his tooth front teeth for xmas, Joey still has her black one and fi gets her braces. Ry is on the toilet doing a poo, Soph has a new car! Bye bye. see you soon, we're counting down the weeks/days for you to join us in the cold. laters it's dinner time!!!xxxx

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  50. hello Steph,

    how are you, it's Craig,

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  51. Oi big head it's big toe!
    Hope all is well, Joey and Fi have tried to write their comment about 4 times and it never went through so i wrote it with them and guess what it went through, i think it was just Joey!!! Sounds like you're doing really well, i never thought for a sec that you would complete the full journey, I never thought you were a quitter, just thought you would not complete!!!lol! What's next Im a celeb get me out of here!
    You look like you've lost weight, well we know to send you to india next time!!!! lol!
    Nothing much has been happening, I started referee'ing so you can imgagine the abuse I might be getting although so far (touch wood) players have said im the best ref they have had!!
    Anyway keep up the good work, and see you soon! keep blessed!

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