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		<title>Week 3 in Venezuela: Living it up on Isla Margerita!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:31:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hola from a gap year in sunny Venezuela, The team are happy and healthy, now into their 3rd week on the beach at Playa Colorado in Venezuela. Yesterday the final Leaper Sarah showed up and after recovering from her flight the team will be quitting the coast and heading for the hills to spend time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>South Africa Team Update!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:58:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Guy, The leapers have been very busy during the last few weeks. The first week: They removed fences from the old horse paddock for the new elephant paddock. The started to build the dam in the elephant camp for the tame elephants going in there too. On Friday the leapers left for their excursion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Borneo Team Update!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:37:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Hi Guy, Jan Leapers are all at Batu Puteh at the moment. All good. They left Kipouvo on the 24th of Jan. They should be there till the 28th and not depart for Bongkud till the 13th of Feb as planned. Over the last week the guys have been working hard and partying just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A lovely note from our man in Cambodia &#8211; Team Update!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:44:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Guy, I hope you&#8217;re well! The volunteers have completed the house building and pumping well for the community now, which is fantastic! They&#8217;ve also been teaching at the orphanage centre in the afternoons. The Cambodian Children Painting Project in SihanoukVille is expecting them to be there on 15 Feb and start works on 16 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Message from our projects leader in Ecuador: Week 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alice</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ecuador]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[kindergarten]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[planting trees]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi, This week has been really exciting; we have learned a lot from each other and about the customs of Ecuadorians. Today the last team member (Rob) arrived safely and enjoyed a delicious breakfast for dinner we all shared! The team have been learning Spanish and started working on Monday in two different groups: 1. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quick update from sunny Tanzania!</title>
		<link>http://www.theleap.co.uk/leapers-blogs/destinations/africa/quick-update-from-sunny-tanzania/2012014802/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theleap.co.uk/leapers-blogs/destinations/africa/quick-update-from-sunny-tanzania/2012014802/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theleap</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Michaela, Just to let you know that the group are all doing really well! The leapers have been working on the construction of a classroom at the Maasai village. They have had a nice time and witnessed a Maasai warriors dance during their initiation at the village as well. At the weekend the group [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Borneo Team Photo Diary!</title>
		<link>http://www.theleap.co.uk/leapers-blogs/announcements/borneo-team-photo-diary/2012014792/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theleap</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Guy, I&#8217;m on a role taking photos out here&#8230;so expect even more to come through soon! These we&#8217;re taken at Kipouvu &#8216;Taska&#8217; 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]]></description>
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		<title>Cambodia Team &#8211; 1 week in!</title>
		<link>http://www.theleap.co.uk/leapers-blogs/announcements/cambodia-team-1-week-in/2012014770/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theleap.co.uk/leapers-blogs/announcements/cambodia-team-1-week-in/2012014770/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:08:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>theleap</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Dear Guy, Many thanks for your e-mail.  As you know, the volunteers arrived and settled in safely. -On Friday morning, we took them to visit the orphanage center in the morning and visited the community in the afternoon. The end of the day finished with briefing and orientation on safety guidelines. -Monday morning, we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kenya Team 1 week update!</title>
		<link>http://www.theleap.co.uk/leapers-blogs/destinations/africa/kenya-team-1-week-update/2012014765/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theleap.co.uk/leapers-blogs/destinations/africa/kenya-team-1-week-update/2012014765/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:46:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theleap.co.uk/leapers-blogs/?p=4765</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Jambo! Just got in from visiting the Leap group they are in good shape and loving the projects and the area. Here’s a photo of them taken on their first day of project work and and also one of the energy efficient stoves we built for the new kitchen, which I was really pleased [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Biggest EVER Leap team hits Quito!</title>
		<link>http://www.theleap.co.uk/leapers-blogs/destinations/south-america/biggest-ever-leap-team-hits-quito/2012014743/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:25:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alice</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ecuador]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hola from Ecuador, Our biggest Leap team EVER arrived safely last week after a mammoth flight. Thankfully those coming from the UK avoided a couple of days of windy weather and lengthy delays (thank you Leap Gods!) and we volunteers flying in lots of other directions too &#8211; England, Scotland, Wales, Australia, Spain, Italy, Colombia [...]]]></description>
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