filed in Borneo on Sep.22, 2011
So we’re in week 3 of the Leap placement in Borneo (!!) and all is great here. Lovely Leaper Eilidth is working alongside 8 other volunteers from all over the world and they’re a great bunch! They have been kept busy with teaching and project work at Tinangol Kindy in the rainforest. The community here [...]
filed in Borneo on Feb.09, 2011
News just in from our trusty Borneo Team: Our first Leap camp was in the village of Kipouvo. We started in a very westernized home-stay, which included western loos, and hot showers…what a treat! Our first project was building the foundation of a library. We were guided by a local man, called Boy. Boy is [...]
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 [...]
filed in Borneo on Sep.14, 2010
I had a dilemma during my A levels earlier this year. My previous plans which would have filled up the entire summer were cancelled unexpectedly and I had 2 months free with nothing to keep me busy before university. Being in the middle of revision and A levels, I didn’t have the time to plan [...]
