Ok guys. I will be the first to admit that my blogging skills haven't been very consistent over the past month (sorry Henry, I promise I will be better) as I aimed to write at least an a4 page a day but that plan has completely failed. Therefore, I propose to write an epically long blog post detailing the highlights of the past three weeks at my project and what life is like in Chongren, Jiangxi. First I would like to mention what it is like to be a foreigner...

Hey Guys, There are a number of other Project Trust China volunteers nearby who are keeping blogs on off exploring and I thought that you might want to check them out too. Beth Garlinge, my parnter's blog is Ni Hao from China Dan Schofield, one of the boys from Yi Huang, blog is called Dan in China and Ella Simpson, a fellow Jiangxi vol, is The China Gap Year Watch this space for a new blog update later on this week!

Trembling Hands - The Temper Trap 2. Battles - Hudson Taylor 3. Leaving the Heartbreak Hotel - The Temper Trap 4. Little Talks - Monsters of Men 5. Teardrop - Newton Faulkner 6. Nantes - Beirut 7. Trip - Vacationer 8. Ivy and Gold - Bombay Bicycle Club 9. End Credits - Chase and Status 10. Vibe to This - Radical Something 11. Windows Down - Dean and Ravi 12. All Our Love - Gentlemen Hall 13. Lio...

So far from home the peach blossoms fall. So far from home I walk the ancient wall. So far from home sweet music plays. So far from home I pass my days. My heart lies alone so far from home.

Arrival day. Woke up at 6. We had fallen asleep in our clothes and so hopped out of bed and waited, watching the scenery pass to see the high rises and suburbs of Nanchang. The boys pulled the bags down off the high racks (they were bloody heavy) and we waited. Dan took my bag, followed by Rob as we made our way through passport checks and then out into the main station. I was expecting a sign, but nothing, until a friendly looking middle aged man approached ...