TROPICAL STORM KETSANA - A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS.

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November 10th 2009

Published: November 17th 2009

As we sat eating our dinner, the sky, which had appeared threatening all day, suddenly opened up and a downpour the likes of which I have never seen, just plummeted down to Earth. Continual flickering of background lightening was soon replaced with constant bright flashes of light and accompanied by rumbles of angry thunder. After an hour, the thunder became so loud it was frightening and one clap... Read Full Entry

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Karen Leonard

Vietna mum

Karen Leonard has resided in Essendon, Australia, all of her life. For the past thirty years she has successfully run a small business in Essendon, The Karen Leonard Music School. A dedicated traveler since the age of eighteen, Karen has visited many countries. In 2000 while backpacking through Vietnam, Karen met a young street kid and they had an instant connection. He introduced Karen to his world, his fellow street kid friends and their families. It wasn't long before Karen was supporting several street kids by encouraging them back to school and paying their education costs. After retu... full info

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On our Way!

The tired troupe makes its way by boat to the Lifestart free School to begin round 2 of the clean-up.

Water-Logged Gates.

Arriving at our destination - a water-logged School!

A Flooded Front Play-Ground.

After 48 hours the amount of water was still mind-boggling!

The Face says it all!

Making their way into the Free School are Marelyn and Jade - who is clearly enjoying the sensation of the oozing mud between her toes!

Mud Facial, Anyone?!

Sue gets stuck into the verandah out the front of the Free School. The amount of mud was incredible!

Mind your Backs, Girls!

Marelyn and Jade begin mud removal inside the Free School.

Mud, Mud, Glorious Mud!

There really was nothing quite like it! It took many back-breaking hours to scrape all the mud out and rinse the floor, walls and furniture to prevent it from drying.

An Oozing, Slimy Mess!

It is hard to fathom the speed with which so much water can appear, and then suddenly recede, leaving such a muddy, chocolaty mess in its wake!

School of Mud

Despite having balanced the furniture and other resources as high as possible to avoid damage, everything, up to the top layer visible in the photo was covered in thick mud.