NicolaWe are now in Thandaung Gyi, and we were greeted with the biggest welcoming party. As soon as we got off of the bus, we were greeted with smiles and handshakes. Everyone seemed so happy to see us, and it was absolutely amazing. There was musicians playing, and people talking to us, and when we got up the hill to Saint Georges retreat to where we are staying, we were sat down under the veranda, and they performed two dances for us and played a song for us wi...

SarahI don't know what I was expecting, but it definitely wasn't this. I have never smiled so much in my life as I have I the past 2 and a half days. Everyone in Thandong Gyi was so welcoming from the minute our bus arrived, we had people crowding around our bus with large smiles and hands ready to shake. We were sat down and the children danced for us, 'a dance of welcome’ a lady told me. People were taking photos of us the whole time, on phone...

CurtisSo I think this trip has finally hit everyone. Before, when we were in Yangon, we were really just tourists, taking in the sights, eating the food and generally just enjoying the company of others. Now, after a 6 hour train ride, we got into the village and were greeted with something we were never expecting. It seemed like the entire village were out to see these weird people get off a bus. We had gone from pigeons to eagles. There were cameras everywhere ...

(hope I got a photo of everyone in. Sorry if I missed..... got to get some sleep) CurtisWow, howtime has flown past. The trip has really snuck up on us. It has gone fromalways seeming like an eternity away, like a commitment we’ll never commit to.We say we’re going, but it seems like we never will. I think for a lot of us,it has gone from seeing it get closer on the calendar or online countdown, andthen all of a sudden we’re standing in the air...

(Hope I got a photo of everyone in over two blogs and now have this blog in the right place. Sorry if I missed..... got to get some sleep) CurtisWow, howtime has flown past. The trip has really snuck up on us. It has gone fromalways seeming like an eternity away, like a commitment we’ll never commit to.We say we’re going, but it seems like we never will. I think for a lot of us,it has gone from seeing it get closer on the calendar or online countdown...