Wow!

So to start with, many apologies for not writing for such a long time. To be honest, the last month has absolutely flown by and I have so much to write. I'm going to split it up into sections, because seriously, you do not want to read this in one go. It will take a while and it's getting late now (these 8am starts are KILLING me) but I promise I will update this soon and upload the hundreds of pictures that I have.

With one week to go...

....I'm starting to wonder if maybe it wasn't such a good idea to leave everything til now. Considering that I haven't even spent any time with my family or close friends in Buckinghamshire, I really am going to be pushed to get everything done. I think that after yesterday, the reality that in a week I am going to be on the other side of the world has just hit me. I'm not worried about leaving...but I will regret being so damn disorganized if I don't get to spend time and say goodbye to those closest to me before I leave. On a more positive note...THANK YOU to all of you who have given me a good send off!