And so it has to come to an end.... Chatteris employees are soon to be scattered around the world, moving on to new adventures. Last week was the final week at school, and time to say goodbye to all the kids. They were all very sweet and it was sad to say goodbye, especially when they didn't quite realise that I wasn't coming back. With everything coming to an end, it has been a very busy month! I made the most of my China visa before it ran out, getting some clothes tailored for my summer in London. Generally the evenings have been filled with coffees, drinks, and dinners with friends before we all sadly part ways. I spent a lovely weekend on Lantau Island in an amazing beach house. A friend hired the house through ... read more

At 4095 metres (13,435 ft) high, climbing Mount Kinabalu is not an easy task.... Myself, Sam and Ben began the adventure at 11am after meeting our guide and collecting our packed lunch, and thankfully, leaving our big rucksacks in the luggage room! Day one was a 6km trail, with markers at every half a kilometer to either spur us on, or demoralize us depending on the current frame of mind! We stopped at intervals for a drink, but it was best to keep going because stopping for too long made it hard to start going again! Lunch was a welcome break at 4km, and then the remaining 2km of the day were a little tougher as it was steeper and more of a 'rugged' path with steps and stones to negotiate. Climbing through the clouds was ... read more

My latest little adventure was a trip to Singapore! Thursday last week was due to be sports day, but due to an outbreak of influenza, all schools have been closed and so I have began my Easter holidays early. We had the Friday off school anyway, so my colleagues and I decided to make the most of our long weekend and go somewhere…Singapore! Jake, Ben and I flew out on Thursday evening from Hong Kong, and it took about 4 hours to fly South to Singapore - the most Southern place I have now been, and not too far from the equator! Arriving late, we just got a taxi to our hostel and went for a short stroll and the guys had a durian and some food. There was a durian stand on the road side, ... read more

It's been a while since the last entry, so I thought it was time to fill you in on what happened at the end of February! Just two nights after I arrived back from Thailand, my Mum arrived in HK, so once again I was busy being a tourist around town! We had a great time and got up to lots of fun things! We started her visit with a bizarre restaurant, that would only survive in a few places in the world...'Modern Toilet'! We sat on toilets, ate over a sink, drank from mini urinals, and ate out of bathtubs and toilets. The walls were decorated with toilet lids, and it was all very bizarre, but fun! We survived the cable car up to the Big Buddha - it had been out of action for ... read more

Thanks to Chinese New Year, I had another holiday from school, so this time I was headed for Thailand! Flying from Macau to Bangkok, stepping out into some warm air was a welcome break from the HK cold! Our short visit to Bangkok began with the sky train and a tuk tuk ride and a boat along the river...all to get us to the Grand Palace. We had some fresh cut pineapple from a street vendor...what a country! mmmm! I ate a lot of pineapple and mango this holiday! The Grand Palace was, well..grand! It was impressive - very ornate, gold and fancy, with lots of bright colours. We saw a Jade Buddha and a throne hall too. When you go inside some of the temples, you have to remove your shoes and there are signs ... read more