Hey guys, hope you're all well.So now been back in Palolem for almost a week, and it's now my last day before I go back to the convent. Its been a nice week with rain only 50% of the time so have managed to top up my tan. Still think will have disappeared by november though. Christ still can't believe it's that far off. Anyway had three- yes three!!! sober days when first back to Palolem. It's really bizarre because the local governer decided ...

Okay Plan slightly changed from last journal entry. Life has been so hectic over the last week and a half I'm sorry I haven't updated. Gaz and Dave continue to be a terrible influence on us keeping us up till dawn every night. But we've been having a really good laugh. We decided not to go to hampi in the end and to spend em's last few days in Baga. This was fine except the train fell through and as a result skips ended up getting the most expensi...

(This is the journal entry from 21st September which for some reason didn't work) Well I'd like to start off by apologising to my mother (!) for not keeping up the standard of this journal. I think you may note that the deterioration started once emily arrived therefore we should blame her. So mother you'd like to know about Goan culture, it rains and it rains and it rains. Actually seriously where we've been has been quite touristy so far in goa so it hasn't ...

Well just to let everyone know- contrey to popular belief the monsoon has NOT stopped in Goa. After meeting quite a few people in Cochin who told us that palolem has had beautiful sunshine for the last 3 weeks- it started raining about half an hour before we got here and has not stopped. There is the local rumour that the evil english witches have bought the rain with them and the fact that it starts everyday as we get up is not helping to dispell this! But anywa...