Message from Foxtrot 2

Hi All, 

We paid an unexpected visit to Foxtrot 2 yesterday as we were in the area. Everyone there wanted to write messages but we were only there for such a short time there were only a few people who could write in that time but all from Foxtrot 2 send you there love and want their friends and family to know they are having a great time!

From: Lucy Mason

Happy Birthday for the 14^th Dad! I hope you are all well and that the exhibition went well. India is amazing, I am having so much fun. So blooming sick of rice but mum you would be so proud I have tried everything and seriously appreciate you doing my washing. We are all having so much fun and we all get on so well. My basher (bed) is so comfy but using the longdrop is a bit of an issue still! We were sat around in the shelter the other night and fireflies were just flying around us. I am on the environmental project so currently living in a field and yes I have been eaten although the net is working! Being here is like being at a gym with all this digging and sweating. It hasn’t rained as much as I thought it would! I hope home is ok and not too quiet without us! Has anyone visited? Have an amazingly relaxing time in Turkey! Love you and miss you loads! Xxxxxxxxxxxxx

From: Pamina 

HOLA PATI!!! Ok so I’m writing to you to be sure you are checking the blog EVERY SINGLE DAY!! So if you don’t reply that means you are not! I wish I could send you a post card but I don’t have your address....or you could give it to me and you will have one. I miss you so much (don’t be too happy!! J)

India is AWSOME!! It is too long to tell you all we are doing so I won’t to leave some suspense. The only thing I can tell you is I am not building toilets. I am digging trenches to protect crops from elephants. Our group is so good and I am having lots of fun.

Te QUIERO JE T’AIME.

Lots of love xx Pamina.

From:Chelsey Jenna Lee

Hello Lee family! Namas day!

I hope you are all missing me (your amazing daughter) as I am missing you all so much!! Let me know if you have received my letter by post please, I tried to add as much detail as possible! Today I made a flag for the camp which we named ‘Trunk town’ and I drew a tribal elephant with flowers and beads on its head haha! Today (4^th July) we are starting on our elephant trenches and tonight having a mini celebration for my friends birthday (Rachel) with ‘orange cordial cocktails’ haha!

Love you all very much! Chels xxx

From: Hannah Jones

Hiii Mum and Dad, 

Having a bonging time in India at the mo, everyones really lovely and the weather has been amaze. Also, I haven’t got ill yet which is a miracle because we have to poo in a hole. Hope you’re both well and say hi to Mattie moo for me. You better have already written/be in the process of writing a blog/letter for me, so if you haven’t, get on it please. Also, when I get home I’d like to have a roast then apple crumble and custard as my first meal please, and cheese. I have had a curry more than anything and I never want to see it again and it’s only been a week!!

Also I can’t wait to have a pedicure etc mummy do can we (you) book it please because you have never seen me looking so rank.

Lots of love to you both, Love Hansies xxx

PS. Also I can’t use my phone at all because its in a safe back at field base so don’t be offended that I haven’t called.

Pps also all the stuff you brought was actually useful in the end, so well done. Xx

From: Joanne Harrower

Hi Mum, Dad, Ellen and anyone else who remembers this blog.

Just letting you know it’s all good on my end. I’m having tons of fun, met lots of people and becoming a pretty champion builder. India is beautiful and although we’re basically living in a field, it feels like home. Right now, we’re just about to start the project (building trenches to protect from elephants) and in a few weeks doing the long drive down to Kerala for more hiking.  I already know its going to be devastating to leave here, so hope you’re all having good summers as well. Enjoy Belgium/ Hong Kong/ Australia and don’t forget my exam results!

Much love, Joanne.

  

From: Jonathan Oakman

Hi Mum,

I hope you are well and looking forward to Portugal. It’s great here in India. We’ve just completed our campsite for the next two or three weeks – it’s nice to finally have a steady home in my jungle basha.  You’d love the scenery – I know I do. I am gradually getting used to being away from home and I am settling in well alongside all of the great people in the group. We start the trenches today so that should be exciting. By the way, have you heard about 

accommodation yet?

Miss you but I’ll see you soon.

Love Jonathan. Xxx

Ps.  To my friends who have remembered the blog. I’m having a great time here and I hope your summer is going well.

From: Rachel Libby-Mills

‘Namaste from India’

Hello everyone, hope everyone in England is well. Its my birthday!! And I’m just sitting in our living room in our makeshift ‘Trunk Town’ writing this. We have been building the camp for two days and have finally finished! It involved a lot of hard work and digging eight holes per basher was tough as there is nineteen of us. Today we are having a community meeting with the neighboring village and then we start digging the elephant proof trenches.

Thanks for the cards, they are hanging from my basher.  The guys made birthday bunting and hung it in the living room and we had a special ‘energy bomb’ breakfast of oats, condensed milk and cocoa powder – yum! Miss you and see you all soon. Love Rachel xxx

From:Sophie Ramsden

Hi!! Having an amazing time in India and hank you for your post. The last week has gone really quickly and managed a 25km trek on the first day. Impressive or what? Really hot and havents had much rain yet so the tan is developing… I am on the environmental project with a brilliant group of 18 others. We have made camp and are having a community meeting in a couple of hours, then the digging starts! Hope everything at home is good and can you please post me the Wimbledon results – still in the dark about it all. Will keep you updated. Love you loads, Soph xxx