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Fran Gladwin (C. 2005-10) writes to us from Nepal
Written by Fran Gladwin (C. 2005-10) Monday, 18 April 2011For the last month I have been living in rural Nepal, which has been amazing.
For a start, the view from my bedroom window is an open meadow, and I am woken up every morning at 5.30 by the squeals of the pig tethered just outside. At the end of the meadow is dense forest, eventually backing onto the mountains. All water is sourced from the handpump in the front garden, and the toilet is no more than a hole in the ground. I have eaten Dahl, rice, vegetables and occasionally goat without exception for the last month, and the only other European face I have seen is that of Mr John Spencer. He stayed in the SOS school for two weeks, coaching cricket and teaching English.
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Holly Colvin (F. 2003-08) Writes From Australia On Her Gap Year
Written by Holly Colvin (F. 2003-08) Monday, 15 December 2008Holly has travelled to Sydney, Australia to play her winter cricket and will join up with the England team for the Women’s World Cup in March.
"Having been in the country for a little over 24 hours, I was off to my first match for the Red Royals (one of the four teams which make up the NSW Power Education Challenge tournament - consisting of the state's best players). On a scorching hot day of 30°C, I was happy with figures of 2-18 and my new found nickname of Squishy. The next morning was an early start to Waitara, my home ground, to play for Northern District in two Twenty20 games. We lost both games. The first to Gordon by 7 runs and the second to Sydney by 8 wickets.
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Nearly a year ago, I stood 6 km high watching the sun rise on East Africa with the clouds breaking like the sea against the slopes of Kilimanjaro far beneath me. It’s a moment I want preserved forever, but it was as much the days that led up to it as the moment itself that made the trek what it was.
Rewind 5 days: landed at Jomo Kenyatta airport in the company of 27 friends and strangers, some of whom were experiencing the juxtaposition of worlds that is ex-colonial Africa for the first time. The squalor and the poverty contrasting with the sheer joy of living that sets these people so far above us, the richness of resources versus the lack of wealth to utilise them fully, the riot of colours and smells, sights and sounds. It’s a place like no other.
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Well I don’t know which is harder; preparing myself for the adventure of a lifetime which I’m about to embark on, or starting this blog. Like everything else for my trip I have of course left writing this until the very last minute, and for that I apologise.
Since leaving Brighton College in July I have spent several months in bed, toured Europe on a train, and worked for a plumber. At this point I would like to thank both Plum Heating and DMB Solutions for the kindness and generosity they have shown me over the last few months, and I have no hesitation in recommending both companies for all your plumbing and renovation needs!
Anyway, I have decided to spread my wings and pursue the teenage rite of passage; to go travelling for 6 months. This is much to my mum’s horror, who has been continually weeping for the last few weeks. (Very embarrassing when we’re in public...)
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“Where are you going? Samosa?”
“No, Samoa.”
“Ah, sorry: Somalia. That’s in Africa, right?”
Having finished my Masters Degree in the Politics and Economics of Development at the University of Bologna in northern Italy last year, I toddled off to Fiji to undertake an internship with a small environmental NGO. I will pass lightly over my time in Fiji, primarily due to the fact that, at the time, I found it hard to believe that I was actually there and my memories of the place are the dregs of a beautiful but evanescent* dream, so to speak. The office I worked in consisted of mainly very dread-locked, unwashed, tree-hugging hippy-types (presumably Lancing College old boys) who were fond of quoting nonsensical phrases such as: “many people never stop to realize that a tree is a living thing, not that different from a tall, leafy dog that has roots and is very quiet.” My time there was a little odd though thoroughly enjoyable, and I have to say Fiji is an extraordinarily beautiful country and well worth a visit.
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