filed in Announcements, Asia, Borneo on Jan.18, 2012
Hi Guy, I’m on a role taking photos out here…so expect even more to come through soon! These we’re taken at Kipouvu ‘Taska’ childcare centre and there are also photos of the group making handcrafts at their homestay. More photos to come soon! Mel (Borneo Team Leader) x
filed in Announcements, Gap Year on Dec.14, 2011
Panic…Rushing…. Confusion!!!! On your Gap Year and suddenly realized its almost the beginning of 2012, and you haven’t got it sorted yet?????….. If this is you, look no further; we at Leap Towers have got it covered!! Our January teams are filling up nicely and some of them are now at full capacity but it’s [...]
filed in Borneo on Oct.25, 2011
Hello from Borneo! We’re 8 weeks into the Leap project and the team are getting on great. Eilidh and the others came out from the jungle trek happy that they had completed their survival trip..and armed with some great tips if they ever find themselves stranded in the jungle in future! They’re all resting at [...]
filed in Announcements, Asia, Borneo on Sep.28, 2011
Hello Really sorry for not replying earlier, have been really busy and not got a lot of interent access! Having a really great time here in sunny and very hot Borneo, we’re all very sad to leave Tinangol after an amazing first 3 weeks, left feeling like a little family getting on great with everyone [...]
filed in Announcements, Borneo, Gap Year on Jul.26, 2011
Cheers! ………That seems to be the statement that has so far summed up our time in Sabah, and on a night when 9 bottles of rice wine have been consumed such a saying seems rather apt. Maybe it is the residual effects of those bottles we enjoyed on our last night at camp Tinangol, but [...]
filed in Borneo on Jul.12, 2011
Hello from Borneo! The latest news of the Summer Leap team here in Sabah is all good! The volunteers had a great time in Batu Puteh and the new work there, moving on from tree planting to forest management which seems to be going down very well. They’ve finished that project now and have moved [...]
filed in Announcements, Gap Year on Jul.08, 2011
Are 5 A*, head of school, first 15 rugby hero enough to secure your university place or indeed your first job? Possibly not… School leavers and graduates today are forced to find ways to shine in a bigger and better way than their predecessors ever had to. Decent jobs and exciting careers are harder to [...]
filed in Announcements, Asia, Borneo, Gap Year on May.27, 2011
Hi Michaela, The leapers have just arrived at Camp Mantonani (well actually on the 24th May). They have started working on the Kintergarten where their tasks were to put up the post structures for the building. They’e also taking part in our Marine Conservation Program and English teaching at the primary school this week. Everyone’s [...]
filed in Announcements, Asia, Borneo, Gap Year on Apr.28, 2011
Kipouvo Homestay – 02nd/21st April ‘11 Community The first thing to notice when arriving in the village of Kipouvo is the bumpy dirt track that leads you there, you really feel like you are heading into an isolated community. The population here is only about 400 people who are predominantly Kadazan/Dusun (the largest ethnic tribe [...]
filed in Borneo on Jan.25, 2011
It’s the end of an era here in Borneo! The Leapers ended their programme at Kipouvo Homestay last night with a farewell party hosted by the village community leader and a birthday Party for Hannah. The community members cooked their best local dish, shared their best rice wine with everyone (cue slightly sore heads this [...]
