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We are moving our blogs! 29 May 2013 | 04:06 pm
Thanks for visiting! We are in the process of moving our blogs to the Raleigh International website. Blogs from previous programmes will remain on Blogger as an archive, but to keep up to date with al...
Artist's Blog: The End 9 Apr 2013 | 09:16 pm
I write this two days after our venturers departed and it seems that the time has quickly disappeared from under our feet. We've been plastered in paint, busy filling our art journals, making Valenti...
Expedition 13A: The Finale 8 Apr 2013 | 09:20 pm
The Venturers have departed - scattering to destinations far and wide as we speak. For 3 months 172 Volunteer Managers and Venturers came together to give their time undertaking an incredible journey....
Zulu 10 blog- Agua and Arenilla 7 Apr 2013 | 01:03 am
As most of you sit reading this blog in the UK, most probably in the pouring rain it may be hard to imagine facing issues of water availability. However, as we have discovered during our first five da...
A message from the Turrisantos Trek 6 Apr 2013 | 10:58 pm
Dear concerned parents of Zulu 3, we will not be returning your children next Sunday. Instead we will be returning warrior men and women who have conquered Costa Rica. Over the last 17 days they have ...
Who will benefit from our work in Siares? 4 Apr 2013 | 04:29 am
Ten minutes after stepping of the bus in Siares, San Ramon we found ourselves surrounded by curious eyes and big grins from the children of the community. Straight away it became clear that they were ...
Zulu 2 get closer to Corcovado 31 Mar 2013 | 12:22 am
Zulu 2 are currently on Day 14 of the challenging Corcovado Trek journeying from El Progreso, near the Panama border, to Corcovado. It has been an amazing experience watching the sunset while sitting...
Zulu 9 ask could you function on 25l of water a day? 28 Mar 2013 | 08:54 pm
Today we had a very curious challenge, meanwhile one of those awkward day reviews where we swear we had a wonderful time even though we sweat every last drop from our body, a great idea came up from o...
How is water affecting the building of a pre-school for Zulu 8? 28 Mar 2013 | 01:44 am
Without a doubt, water is the most essential element required for our project in San Ramon. We suffered from a shortage of water one morning and without it we were unable to make cement which we neede...
Zulu 1 Coast to Coast by Gabriella Brunton 25 Mar 2013 | 05:45 pm
When I found out on Saturday that Vic, Paul and I would be PMs on the Coast to Coast trek I was overwhelmed with both excitement and trepidation at the task ahead: 270 kilometres, a team of seventeen,...
