Hey guys, I can't believe it - in just one week, myself and the other 20 China vols will be on our way!! Selection, all the fundraising, the preparation, Training, more preparation, everything has led to this! It doesn't seem like 11 months ago that I was first on Coll - already I have made some amazing memories, met absolutely fantastic people and I've not even left the UK yet! Okay, by now, probably through my use of exclamation marks, you have realised that...

With only 2 weeks until I'm on my way to China, I thought it would be a good time to say thank you to everybody who has supported me. These past 11 months have been incredibly busy, and I would never have reached my target without the support of so many people and organisations. So it is only right that I dedicate this to all those who helped me reach my total of £5600 in time: 1. Fairlie Community Council for their donation of £150 2. The Allan and Nesta Fe...

Hey guys, Now I know in my last blog entry I said that the next time I wrote would be the day before I left, but I feel that it's been such a long time since I wrote, so I thought I would give you an update It has been 5 weeks since I came back from Training, and life has been hectic!! I can't believe I managed to actually reach my £5600 target, it's such an achievement. With that out of the way, I can finally focus on all the other bits that I need to do be...

Hey everybody!! My project has just got a little bit more real as I have been given most of the information about where I will be going in China! I will be teaching English to 17 classes at Yihuang No. 1 School in the town of Yihuang in the north-west of the Jiangxi province, which is in the south-east of China! (see pic) Here is some background info that Project Trust has given me: Yihuang is a two and a half hour drive south of the provincial capital Nanch...

Hey guys, just another quick update, Since my last post I have had my coffee morning/craft fayre and my bag pack. The first added another £110 to my total, but the latter added an amazing £860.31 - which brings me over £4000!!! This week I have my second quiz (teams of 4-6, £2 per head) and so once that is done, I can transfer quite a large sum over to Prject Trust :D Tickets are now available for both my Race Night (Thursday 22nd may) and my Ceilidh (see ...