Catch up on the latest images.....
Clock Wise:
Sam takes a gulp from his water bottle - Jay and Jenny take rest in Nbegur - Doc Zoe, Richie Rich, Arend, Veni and Murali at Alpha Twos A.C.P - Arend makes time for a quick shave.
An old man watches over Nbegur, the new Alpha two lodge
Eco Sanitation Units in Kebepura with art work by Amie. 
Clock Wise:
Emma prepares for another brick in Kebupura - P.M. Jo hands out flowers to the children of Kebepura - Standing next to a nearly completed Eco Sanitation double unit is the daugher of the president of Kebepura - Karl cooking up a feed
Hee Arend!!! Getting a quick shave, ey?
ReplyDeleteI made this bloody poem for you:
Temidden van mijn werk werd, Arend, jouw goeie en fijne brief hier thuis bezorgd.
Ik voelde warmte door mijn hele lichaam gloeien
een blos kwam op, ik leek voor even onbezorgd.
Meteen begon ik van je schrijven te genieten
dat mij voor altijd een gevoel van blijdschap geeft
waar ons je lijfelijke afwezigheid verdriette,
zien wij nu dat je ziel op afstand invloed heeft.
Je brief heeft mij op slag mijn smarten weggenomen
ik lees hem telkens als ik mij verdrietig voel,
want evenals wanneer een weg is afgesloten
door bomen, die je niet recht brengt naar je doel,
maar nu eens hier, dan daar je stappen draait in kringen,
en hoe je verder kwaalt, je vindt de route niet,
dan zie je door een spleet - of zijn 't begoochelingen? -
een akker gloren die je toch de uitweg biedt.
In zulke donkert is je brief gekomen
voor ons verduisterd oog is nieuw licht opgegaan;
zo is de zon weer na drie dagen opgekomen,
toen uit jouw bed de blonde god was opgestaan.
Ik moest dit even kwijt!!!
Mom
Hi Emma J, Two photos of you! fantastic!
ReplyDeletelooks like you will be really useful around the house when you get back. Love the glasses. Fantastic job! Kylie was fantastic last night - over two hours and we didn't sit down once. Magnificent show - as good as JT. Bumped into lee Taylor who asked after you - he gave me a big hug. he's working for Air NZ now so has achieved his goal. Have fun
Love Momma J and PJ xxxx
Emmi, wow how time has flown! Far out and now we are counting down your return :) Well, nothing that interesting has happened here, but I'll fill you in on the goings on :P(later ,hehe ), it's good,lol. I can't think of anything good to write at the moment because I so tired, as I stayed up and made a gingerbread house with julz, hehe, that was a mission and a half. Well I'll love you and leave you for now.
ReplyDeleteCiao Bella :)
Hi Jay, me again!lol..you probably won't get this till you're back at fieldbase - hope you've had a great 3 weeks! you looked very...thoughtful in the photo on the blog, hope u were just thinking and not sad though!i'm back at work now, which is quite fun actually, gives me something to do and keeps me distracted from thinking about all of u! today i poured soup onto a customer though(by accident!and it was only a little bit!)..bit of a low point in my week though! you must be getting excited about goa now, hope your journey there goes well- try and get on facebook as soon as u can (sad as that is lol)..not much more chat from me really, life is ten times less exciting than it was 2 weeks ago but never mind!anyway, you'll no doubt have an amazing end of expedition party to look forward to - dont drink too much....puritabbed water!lol..i've got the tshirt u guys gave me hanging up in my room now as a nice little reminder, even though literally EVERYTHING now reminds me of india..i watched this Take That thing on tv the other night and they sang "rule the world" and it made me sad - "the stars are coming out tonight"..and i just thought "RYAN'S BELT!" (i can't see it in Britain btw, our sky is rubbish!)..right, i'm taking up faaar too much space now, hope you're ok though, miss u lots and lots..say hi to everyone else and tell richie i cant believe how long his hair's got now - the afro is coming along quite nicely!
ReplyDeletelots of luuuuvvvvvv, lucy xxxxxxxx
Arend,
ReplyDeleteDat ziet er fijn uit, geschoren worden door een Indiër. Volgens mij heb je dat wel verdiend na je 'zware, zeer zware trektocht' (Arend, 2008).
Het zit er alweer bijna op, hè? Ik zie je volgende week!
Remmert
Hi Emmie,
ReplyDeletestunning photos of you bricklaying and with the children in Kebepura. Good to see that you have made a difference. looks stunning. Love PJ and Momma J xx
Hi Emma J,
ReplyDeleteAnother comment! Sarah 'I've failed Jameson' attained A- in both Law papers and she gathers 'that's quite good really'. !!!? So two bottles of bubbles on ice now...and I've stocked up on berocca to help us recover afterwards:) Leilani coming for dinner tomorrow evening - yippee!! We are going to sort out insurance for Starry car over New Year. Looking forward to seeing her.
PJ putting up lights soon - we went up on Franklin Road last night - WOW! Mega wonderful. I shrieked with joy.Will find time to go back after 19 december :) Lots of love Momma J and PJ xxxx
Ha lieve Guus-Willem,
ReplyDeleteNog één week en we weten of je thuis komt of verder trekt. Tussen alle regels van anderen door merk je dat iedereen aan je zit te trekken, maar je moet doen wat je zelf graag wilt. Ditmaal heb ik je niet op een foto gezien, (komt toch niet door het oude T-shirt?!)
Straks hoop ik even naar Wassenaar te gaan en donderdag naar Arnhem.
Zijn verder gewoon bezig met allerhande dingen, niets bijzonders. Martine vandaag thuis omdat ze ziek is. Moet natuurlijk aan het einde van de week beter zijn ivm K-B in Bilthoven.
Zijn jullie erg opgeschoten, en komen alle coaches af in die tien weken dat er aan gewerkt wordt? Ik had al gezegd dat er geen brief meer vanuit hier komt, dat lukt niet meer. Daarom ben ik zo blij met deze mogelijkheid om zo nu en dan iets te schrijven. Nou lieverd,
We krabbelen volgende keer weer wat. heel veel liefs en kus, mamma
Hiya Richard happy 18th bday ready for the 14th :) hope u have a good day babe, cya soon love u loads xxxxxxxx jemz
ReplyDeleteHi Richard
ReplyDeleteAS always great to see pics of you and others, nice to see Karl too, seems a far day since you too had your legs waxed !!On the count down now will get in touch with Paul and will confirmm all ok for you and Karl to be picked up on return journey, also we'll all go for meal on the thursday for yours and Andrews 18th and will ask jem too and its her birthday on the 19th ! Grandad doing ok cant believe how fast this time has gone make the most of your time have fun
All our love Mum & Mark xx
Hi Emma J
ReplyDeleteI received your letter yesterday - it was really nice to hear from you! I hope you're enjoying the community phase after such a long, hard trek.
We've all been walking around the local area looking at the pretty Christmas lights - I can't believe it's almost the end of the year!
Good luck with the last week at Raleigh.
Lucy
xxx
Hi Jayshree
ReplyDeleteRemember you lots, you look very very tired in your photo Mum liked the other picutres you put on facebook We miss u & dad misses you lots! I know we haven't sent you a letter or card and I was thinking off it these last few days however, we have written to you via Raliegh blog and face book. which I think is quite good to see all the different friends you've made so does that mean there going be alot more partying going on when you come back to Leeds! party party!!
Like the Tshirt suits you very much! Let us know what your latest venture has been?
Oh just wihsing you early Merry Christmas xxxxx
Love from Dipika, Mum, dad,& Nilam
Hi Emma J,
ReplyDeleteWe received your letter today! Thank you. Great to hear about your adventures. PJ is constructing a long drop toilet as we speak so that you can continue using one. :) Sarah is moving back in at the weekend so full Jameson casa again for your return. If Ronen gets tired in Europe ,you'll be able to carry him with your newly acquired muscles.
have fun possum. Sarah is getting out the 'sickly Dion' for the airport...tee hee.
Love Momma J xxx PJ is in Wellington: I hinted for 'surprises' from Schoc:) :)
Hiya Richard, not long till ya back now, 6 days woooo!! cant wait 2 see ya missin u so friggen much. Hope u enjoy the last few days out there cant wait to have u back home. Lacey, Paul, John n me Mum say hiya n hope ya ok n havin fun :). See ya soon dickie love ya loads xxxxxxxxxxx
ReplyDeleteHi Jamie,
ReplyDeleteWhen you read this your trek will probably be over and you'll only have a few days left to enjoy a country with a reasonable temperature! The Woolworths chain has (where we got our pressure steamer) collapsed and today had it's closing down sale in Alnwick, so I got there at 9am and ran around like a headless chicken grabbing £5 vacuum cleaners etc. Also a horrible virus on my laptop tried to steal my online banking passwords and actually succeeded in using my mums debit card infomation! But it's all sorted out now, but I was in the bad books again with my mother :( I can't wait for you to come back!!!!! The last week has lasted agggggees and I'm getting impatient now, come back! Love from me x
Hi Sam,
ReplyDeleteGreat to see a photo of you, are you sure it's water!!!You've all done tremendously well on the projects, we are very proud of you.
Had a great night at the Roll & Roll Panto, Cinders was announced as Princess Stella from Copdock at the ball, you have been warned !!! Hope to hear from you soon. Lots of love Mum & Dad. xx
Rob
ReplyDeleteWot? no fotos and no news for 3 weeks - have you slipped down to the beach at Goa and left everyone else working!
Lots of news on the email for you to collect
Looking forward to seeing you next Friday - hope you've booked the Singapore trip by now or you'll need a very good book to keep you occupied
Love Mum xxx
Hi Richard
ReplyDeleteHope all ok, Paul rang he cant pick you up, Mark will come if all else fails, is anyone picking Karl up? let me know if you can, but dont worry we will sort something out,enjoy your last days there bloody freezing here ! Grandad doing ok spk soon love Mum & Mark xx
Hi Emma J,
ReplyDeleteI thought in this last week, you might be called upon to sing some 'kiwi' songs so I have included two for you - the Māori version of our national anthem
- we are singing it for the Prime Minister on 4 February :)
'E Ihowā Atua,
O ngā iwi mātou rā
Āta whakarangona;
Me aroha noa
Kia hua ko te pai;
Kia tau tō atawhai;
Manaakitia mai
Aotearoa'
plus 'Kiwi Jingle Bells' (by Kim Kindley the very talented, vivacious Principal's PA at ASHS)
'Dashing to the beach in a rusty Falcon ute
Eating KFC, chilly bin in the boot
Pit bull by my side, singing Christmas rap
It's summertime and I'm in my jandals, shorts and cap.
Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way,
Christmas on Cheltenham on a scorching Summer's day.
Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells, Christmas time is beaut,
Oh what fun it is to ride in a rusty Falcon ute.
Engine's getting hot, so are we inside,
Park in the sand and head for the tide,
All the family's there, Pohutakawas rule,
Christmas Day in the Kiwi way, by the barbeque.
Oh, jingle....(chorus)'
I put in Cheltenham - you can add in any thing you feel like adding.
and the last one...
Twelve (Kiwi) days of Christmas
'On the first day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
A pukeko in a ponga tree
On the second day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
two kumera
And a pukeko in a ponga tree
On the third day of Christmas
....
and so on, until...
On the twelfth day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
Twelve piupius swinging
Eleven haka lessons
Ten juicy fish heads
Nine sacks of pipis
Eight plants of puha
Seven eels a swimming
Six pois a twirling
Five - big - fat - pigs !
Four huhu grubs
Three flax kits
Two kumera
And a pukeko in a ponga tree!'
I wonder if you are still speaking to me...??? Tee hee.
Lots of love Momma J and PJ who is in the windy city. xxxxx
Omg EMMI, i thought that you should know that i bought a wind up radio, for R&V oh yeah, well i'll be back soon.
ReplyDeleteciao bella
hi Alex, we are all counting down the days till you get back! Can't wait. i hope that you don't have trench foot with all the rain and that you have enjoyed clambering up hills. Grandma is really worried that the raft that you lot build will fall apart - she of little faith.
ReplyDeleteIf you have access to a phone again, text me and I will ring you, otherwise see you at heathrow. Love you Mum
Lieve Guus-Willem,
ReplyDeleteNog een paar nachtjes, en je avontuur hier zit erop.Verheug je je al op ons allemaal, of weet je nu al dat je alles in India zult gaan missen. Dubbel gevoel, hè?!
Wij hebben net Adventviering gevierd in A-hout met het clubje. heel stemmig. Met zoveel verschillende leeftijden merk je dat iedereen weer allerlei verdrietige dingen meemaakt, waar je in je dagelijkse leven niet zo bij stil staat.Ja, ja, door vanmorgen ga je weer even buiten de alledaagse dingen nadenken.
Die ontwikkeling zul jij nu ook in zekere zin mee gemaakt hebben. Daar heb je je hele leven wat aan. We kunnen daarover nog de hele vakantie filosoferen. Als je bereik en gelegenheid hebt, laat dan nog eens iets horen?! Zou fijn zijn. Verder gaat hier alles normaal zijn gang. Louise heeft gisteren bij Gr-vader gelogeerd in W'naar. Lief hè?! Daar geniet hij ook zo van. Misschien dat jij in het nieuwe jaar dat kunt gaan doen. Zeg, lieverd, weet niet tot wanneer ik hier kan krabbelen. anders lees je het maar als je weer terug bent. Nog een paar hele goede dagen, hoop dat het afscheid niet al te zwaar is. Heel veel liefs en kus, mamma
Hey guys, hope everything is going awesome and you're enjoying the last couple days of expedition. Looks like Alpha 3 got some crap weather, sorry about that guys.
ReplyDeleteSam (venturer), hope you're washing everyone's mess tins, mr. responsible, you.
Jenny: I missed this and I'm really sorry but happy 19th!!!!! Hope you had a great day and can't wait to hear about Alpha 2 when you get back.
Arend: I had a prosciutto, mozarella and tomato panini today, how was your sandwich today?
Can't wait to hear from everyone when you all get back. Good luck and stay safe!
PS. Raleigh, please stop sending people to that dodgy restaurant at the hotel at Bangalore airport, where all the PMs got sick before they picked us up? I got it too, D+V party on the plane = happy lasting memories, thanks for that.
Heey Guus,
ReplyDeleteeven een kort krabbeltje, omdat het al best laat is aangezien ik morgen om 9 uur moet roeien! Je komt bijna thuis heb er zin in!!!!! Als je thuis komt ga ik een pesto pasta voor je maken, omdat je dat zo lekker vindt!!! Ojaa en heb alle cijfers van me toetsweek terug, ik had geen een onvoldoende van de vijf SE's. en me laagste cijfer was een 6,2!!! Naja je hoort het woensdag hopelijk allemaal...
XXX Martine
hi cara hope you are ok we all ok here and that you have had a good and enjoyable last project, even though alittle wet looking at photos! looking forward to seeing you on wednesday the time has gone very quickly! might here from you when back at base camp. enjoy and take care see you soon love from us all x
ReplyDeleteHi Richard
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to you, happy birthday to youuuuu, happy birthday dear Richard happy birthday to youuuuu, happy 18th birthday my boy ! lots of love Mum, Mark, Sarah, Andrew, Dom and Archie!and also lots of good wishes from nans and grandads and every one else. Have a great day xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi Emma J,
ReplyDeleteAnother warm weekend - yippee. Sarah is cleaning her flat and has moved most of her stuff back in here. Several people have asked after you - Ashore foods, Poppa Lahav, Mr J, Sophie (from gym) Sam Spathis' mum, Carmel and Ann. (Phew). Hope you all enjoyed the kiwi Christmas songs :):)Spoke to Rosemary - you are welcome there whenever you like. Look out for PJ at the airport as he arrives from Sydney at the same time as you!!!How cool is that. This will probably be the last blog as you leave soon. See you on Thursday night. Have fun cherub. Lots of love Momma J, PJ and Sarah (scrubbing out the shower) J xxx
Haay lieve Guus-Willem,
ReplyDeleteWat fijn om je even gehoord te hebben vanmorgen. Pappa en ik waren helemaal alleen thuis. An is in Leiden en Mar en Els zijn in Bilthoven. Was wel beetje saai, des te leuker jouw telefoontje!! En heerlijk te horen dat het zo'n goede tijd is geweest en dat je zoveel gezien hebt en al die wilde olifanten, hoop dat je veel foto's hebt kunnen maken. Daar zul je nog dagen mee zoet zijn om dat op orde te stellen met alle foto's erbij die je van de site ergens van iedereen haalt. Ik ga zo via Bussum (loulou) naar Arnhem. Marianne zou vandaag 54 jaar geworden zijn. Gr-Vader komt er een boterham eten en ik blijf wat langer voor de thee. Jaja, dat zullen we nog lang blijven voelen, maar het krijgt een plek door er veel mee om te gaan.
Goed dus dat je thuis komt woensdag, we staan (hopenlijk) allemaal op Schiphol je op te wachten. Misschien is dit de allerlaatste krabbel (maar je weet nooit...) dus lieverd, tot woensdag, heel veel liefs en kus mamma xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
hi cara hope you are back at base now and had a fantastic time. We all ok here going for treatment on monday afternoon(15 dec).let us know if you are able to txt on your phone looking forward to seeing you on wednesday enjoy your time at base. might be a little colder here! enjoy take care love from us all xx
ReplyDeleteHi Richard
ReplyDeleteLovely to hear from you today, Happy Birhday again son, hope you had a great day, all our love Mum & Mark and everyone. PS you made your nans year ringing them !! She was going bonkers !! Take care not long now love you xxxx
Hee Guus,
ReplyDeleteik weet eerlijk gezegd niet precies wanneer je terug zou gaan (en dus of je dit leest), maar als je deze week komt, weet ik dat je zondag 22 dec in ieder geval in zwitserland bent. Toch zou ik je dus aanraden zo lang mogelijk te blijven! Lijkt me erg mooi, als ik die foto's zie. Al zul je de comfort en luxe van thuis ook niet erg vinden, denk ik.
Hier in Holland gaat het goed. Ik weet niet hoeveel je van het wereldnieuws verneemt, maar als dat weinig is, zul je nog heel wat bijlezen uit de kranten.
Ik maak hier nog 2 tentamens (europees recht en straf(proces)recht. Wordt nog even pittig, maar gaat wel lukken, hoop ik. Dan mag de vakantie beginnen!!
Vanmiddag kwam je moeder bij ons in arnhem de verjaardag van mijn moeder 'vieren', samen met een handje vol aardige vriendinnen, als bedankje voor hun hulp de afgelopen weken. Toen ontstond het idee dat, als de kerstvakantie voorbij is (zo rond 3 januari gaan we weer terug), ik nog een aantal dagen in zwitserland zou blijven, om Grootvader nog een beetje te kunnen helpen. Toen schoot ons te binnen dat jij misschien ook nog wel even kon blijven, aangezien je begin januari nog vrij bent. Het hangt er natuurlijk van af of je uberhaupt komt skien, en het is nog maar een vaag plan, maar wellicht iets om alvast over na te denken (en voor mij om me op te verheugen!)
Hoe dan ook, ik wens je nog een goede week, en ben erg benieuwd naar je verhalen!!
Groet,
Diderik BdH
Heylo Emmi,
ReplyDeleteWow, go Momma J and PJ for their comments!!! I loved the songs, and deep down I too was singing along. Well FIRSTLY, thanks for the letter. AWESOME. I read it out about 5 different times to the whole family who all just laughed…which is a good thing, hehe. It sounds like your having a marvellous time running away from leeches and sliding down hills :). As Momma J said you will be able to carry Ronen in Europe on your newly acquired muscles!!!! YUSS! Summer is sort of here, at last, it’s been like ‘The Day After Tomorrow’ – Great one day and then torrential rain the next (a little exaggeration is never a bad thing), but at least the pohutukawa’s are in bloom :), and the beaches are beautiful.
The girls and I (being the only DRIVER) all piled in to the car on Saturday and went along to Christmas in the Park – Good Times , Good Times – there even was some chugging going on... :p
Well there is not too much more that I can say - for now :p
So Ciao Bella
P.S - Trying to decide what beer to bring to the airport … hmmm? Send me some strong thoughts on this; they may just futter to this end of the world…xoxo
EMMI!!
ReplyDeleteFabulous photos!! I also think the caption's classic....Robin (who has been looking on the blog) seemed amused.
Glad to hear it's all going so well!! Really, really looking forward to hearing about your adventures on Thursday night, woo!!
Gosh, I haven't written for ages. I'm so sorry. I'm a terrible sister. It's all just been so frantic and tiring since exams!!
So, so much gossip to report when you get back!! Can't wait!!
I also have new music for us to enjoy together!! I've been on a terrible music buying spree since I moved home!! Hehe:)
Leilani and I are so excited about rnv:) I need to go on a buying spree!!
see you thursday, eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!
lots and lots of love,
Sarah xx
P.S. did you enjoy those christmas songs??!! cough. gotta love mommy:). The tree is beautiful:).
hi cara enjoy your last few days in india. tried to txt your phone but must be no reception. we are leaving here late afternoon tomorrow (tuesday) and staying overnight it means i don't have to rush on wednesday morning so looking forward to see you wednesday afternoon. Going for treatment now (2.30)with sue. so take care and enjoy love from us all xx
ReplyDeleteHi Caz, the trek looks great fun. No photos of the pink back pack though... Hope it's still holding up. See you tomorrow. Love, mumma
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