It hasn't been long but I have already discovered my favourite new hobbies: 1. Taking a shower - the showers here are basically buckets…you use a small bucket to pour water over yourself from a big bucket. But they are also heavenly, the water is freezing cold which is a relief from the humidity, and they make you feel clean (the only time I really feel clean is when im actually in the shower!). I would spend all day in the shower if there wasn't so much exp...

Our first proper day in Honduras! Anna and I both woke up around 5am, sounds crazy early but for us it felt like midday. We needed to be at school to meet Vanessa at 12, but by 9 o'clock we were getting so bored we decided to go for a walk. The first thing we realised….we most definitely stand out!! We carried on, ignoring the stares and saying the odd good morning (everyone knew we were English, even people coming from behind us who said "excuse me", hopefu...

Twenty hours since I left home, having barely slept a wink, and we have finally arrived in Honduras, where it's getting late but still crazy hot and humid, and what a day it's been!! The trip from Heathrow to Miami was, thankfully, fairly uneventful with everyone catching up on all the latest movie releases that they'd missed. We were given TWO meals and MANY refreshments in between (that bit is specially for Mum), Mali and I especially enjoyed the chicken and...