One month has passed since we were in Uganda and it is safe to say that the beans and rice, the night time mosquito dodging dashes to the toilet, the bugs, the goats, the mud huts, the incredible sunsets from the rock, the smiling students and the amazing staff we came to know feel very far away... However, not a day goes by where I don't think of Kyaka. Kate, Robyn and I are all now back at University and are putting the finishing touches to our report for the ...

Two and a half years ago, you may remember that I spent a month in Kyaka II Refugee Settlement, teaching sport and music in the secondary school there. Inspired by time there, it has always been in the back of my mind that I will one day return to do my own research. Over the last six months, this idea has developed into a fully-fledged research project complete with endorsement from the Royal Geographical Society, UCL and a local partnership in the form of the...

While Alice and I were in China we kept a video journal which we have amalgamated into the one video which we have put up on Youtube. If you are interested this is the link.... http://youtu.be/TK2aeJojd_M JH-J

So here I am, in Heathrow, en route to my gap year travels. With "Sunchyme" playing in my ears and a touch of whiskey on my tongue from Edinburgh airport's taster station, it's safe to say it all feels rather surreal. Unfortunately the combination of my choice of clothing (the hat doesn't help) and having a back pack on both my front and back has left me looking like a pregnant ladybird who has lost their way from a green peace protest of the 60s... As you can ...

My shiny new passport arrived today... ready for all the stamps I'm going to be getting....! It's a matter of weeks now 'till I set off and so have set up this blog as a means of letting anyone who's interested know how I'm getting on. If you're wanting to be emailed each time I update it either click "subscribe" or send me your email address and I can add you in. JHJ x