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Very hot here for me and am trying to get used to the heat. While trying to do my main assignment I have been asked to help two new students with their English.  They basically have no English and are learning the alphabet. They are 15 year old twins from a rural province who have had[...]

Arrived Bangkok last night after an interesting flight from Australia. Three aussie boys got so drunk they made the majority of the flight “hell” for a good proportion of the passengers. Very hot here trying to get used to the heat, food and smells.      [...]

Dianna Agron of hit television show GLEE visited the Somaly mam Foundation at Kampong Cham Center (also called Somaly’s House). She met the brave children and teenage residents, and also got to know the incredible women in our Voices For Change program[...]

Chicken Asian Salad Recipe Type: Main Cuisine: Australian Author: John Prep time: 15 mins Total time: 15 mins Serves: 4 Light Asian salad Ingredients 3 cups (480g) shredded cooked chicken 1 small (700g) Chinese cabbage, sliced thinly 2 green onions (green shallots), sliced thinly 100g[...]

Pavlovas with chocolate,mangoes and lime syrup   Recipe Type: Dessert Cuisine: American Author: Coles.com.au Generous fluffy individual pavlovas dipped in chocolate and filled with whipped cream, chopped fresh mangoes and drizzled with a fresh lime syrup. Make the pavlovas ahead of ti[...]

Arrived at Dubai at 630 am there time and alady 32 degrees.  Was hoping for a shower in the Emirates  Club but two showers and about 400 waiting. So checked on my boxes with all the meeting papers, Still stuck in Frankfurt so all  tomorrow will be copying and making new files. Leave h[...]

Arrived at Sydney International Airport on way to  Rome. No problems and got here quite quickly,  Long flight ahead with stop over in Dubai.  The boxes couried Rome with all the papers are stuck n Frankfurt and don’t look like  getting to Rome on time. So i guess my first day wi[...]

I joined the class at the village school today run by KTC ( Knowledge Training Centre). The kids learn english and have a ball. The school day is broken into morning school and an afternoon school and the kids attend public school  in either the morning or the afternoon. The assembly [...]

We took the kids from the village on a day out for pizza and ice cream at a near by town. A kind supporter had sponsored the day. This little guy hadn’t seen ice cream like this before.[...]