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Great adventure Matt and Maria
Hi Guys, congratulations, what a terrific story and the great photos bring it to life. Regards Bill, Gold Coast, OZ.

T-shirt
Nice to see the jogscotland tee-shirt in the photo Matt! Great to see your latest blog, too. Best wishes. Linda x

Pig photo
What a fabulous pic of the pig! He/She looks just like the proverbial happy pig in poo! Great shot, Matt!

Books vs Cards
Nice plan Matt - my inner Scrooge has always despised Christmas cards as utterly meaningless and a waste of perfectly good trees (I'm sure you've got a view on that!). Now I feel invigorated to fight the enforced jollity of a hijacked pagan festival with my own brand of drunken grumpiness that I feel suits the occasion much better...

Wow! great words on the coconut. you should put this in the wiki. Actually, the coconut water is a great cleanser of your system. If you notice, when you drink it, you pee more often. I forgot the right term for this. But its supposed to be good for your kidney.

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'messing in the sea'?...urgh!

Nice Contrast !
Nice contrast...your @ss (I mean your tan) will be the envy of all britz !

Cockroaches yuk.....
Hi Matt and the Older Youngs (Mind you, you don't look that old to me Ha ha) I am a great lover of the programme 'Fear Factor' and I am now convinced that there is a great deal of scope to use some of your experiences for different trials and stunts for future episodes. As usual your blogs are welcomed as it is really interesting to see how others live and are happy with just basic facilities. Mind you I definately aint visiting as I am still shuddering at the thought of a cockroach in that neighbours ear......Although just heard today on GMTV today that a little boy was complaining of rattling in his ear and it turned out that he had two spiders in his, one dead but the other still alive. So now you will have to shout as I am not taking the plugs out ha ha.... Take care Matt and keep eating as you are fading away.... unlike myself.. Love Ali x

Just Catching Up
Hi there Matt. I haven't visited your blog since Christmas but, as today is a Public Holiday and the office is closed, I've spent some time catching up with your adventures. I'm not sure I would like the humidity out there but, as we've got a typical cold, blustery and wet Bank Holiday here, some of the heat and sun that you're obviously enjoying would be most welcome. Your first year has flown by hasn't it? By the time you return I will have retired from the FC (November 9th 2007 at or around mid-day!) but I'll be keeping my eye on your blog until your return. I hated the idea of a cockroach crawling into someone's ear - what a dreadful thought - it makes me shiver. However, your parents seemed to have enjoyed their time with you and actually experiencing your life must have been so much better than just reading about it. Speaking of reading, I was about to throw out a few magazines I'd collected for later reading and came across an article containing a photograph of a young girl with what I thought was a face I recognised. Of course it turned out to be a story about your sister, Hannah and her fight with ovarian cancer. It also featured your Mum so, together with the recent photographs in your blog, I now feel I've met your whole family! I'm gald your sister and Mum have now recovered from their trauma and I note the positivity your sister has - just like her big brother. I might have missed it in your earlier blogs but just how are you managing to complete them? Do you have a laptop with a 3G card? Do you have to travel for days before getting access to the internet? Finally Matt, do you ever wonder about GLADE? Regards Lorna

Cockroach hell
You've just convinved me not to make the trip to Lanuza- what would a cockroach look for in someone's ear?? I am starting to miss my two years of friendly house sharing with big fat Australian cockroaches only interested in stealing food from the pantry. At least, this must be by all means an exotic trip and unforgettable experience. Thanks for your entries on the blog and have a safe trip back to England. Best wishes, Cecile

What a dream!
What an experience!! Thank you so much for forwarding this onto us. I bet you don't want to come back to the office now!!

hi
Hi Matt it all sounds very intresting stuff out there. Say hi to the family for me and hope you have a good time with them. I say finbar before I left home in march very quikley though i think for 2 hours. promise to write to you soon lots of love Jemma xx