A constant motif of my time here in Costa Rica has been the need for early starts. Participant induction week was to be no exception, with for added variety some very late nights which were spent, sadly, doing lots of admin, having staff meetings and generally being organised rather than carousing with the Venturers. Admittedly as the week drew on and we all became more shattered the evening meetings became shorter and shorter as the Chinese Parliament decided having some kip was more of a priority than getting their two-penn’orth in. This was a relief as management by committee strikes against Mark and my natural instincts, but really grates at 10pm after a 13-hour day. Even Bella, usually full of beans and bright ideas, was restrained with her customary interjections ending in the Neighbours-inflected “….riiite?”. The
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