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India was awesome

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Its been just over a week since I arrived back to the U.K and Team B have just landed at Heathrow Airport. India was awesome and I already want to go back next year. I surprisingly miss the food, the people and of course the boys from YMCA Boys Town.

As soon as I left the airport with my parents I realised how cold it was, I was frozen. I slept most of the car journey home because it was so quiet, it was odd not being kept awake by the constant car horn or the shout of an auto cab driver.

I also miss the Chennai Challenge Team, from Flo dancing her way through most of the boys programs, Emma/ Nick my mentors, Ellie/Lydia and their annoying yet amusing hiccups, Suzanne who managed to get Team B to India, Barney who ended up having a different nickname everyday, Tamsin and Caitlin leaders of the amazing Purple Team, Kieron kept his winning Yelligri group under control by shouting ‘Attention!’, Joel who seemed to eat everything, Suzie who was Emma’s amazing  partner and loved playing UNO, James who seemed to know every Disney song as he sang his way back to Vepery along with Rachel who was Barney’s super Yelligri partner, Lizzie my fabulous Yelligri partner along with Joel, and Imogen who danced so her group wouldn’t get bored and last but not least Sarah who saved me from falling out of an auto!  We all brought something different and special to make the Chennai Challenge Team of 2011 amazing from any other year, its one of the main reasons i want to return again.

Not forgetting Cathy, Rob and Isaac who are sort of the role models for the whole thing. If there was a piece of advice I could offer anyone going on Chennai Challenge it would be;

‘Stick a smile on your face, do a silly dance and you’ll fit in just fine’ :)

Missing Home…

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I’ve been back from India for 4 days now and it already feels like too long. The title of this blog sums it up for me, I am missing home. Chennai became my home during my time there and I’m missing everything about it: the weather, the food and the people that became my family. Its hard to comtemplate not going back on team next year because of how much I will miss Chennai, but I know deep down that I can’t keep returning because I need to find new and different challenges in my life and in my faith.

I really hope that Team B are having an amazing time and that they are enjoying experiences that will become life-long lasting memories. Chennai Challenge is an experience I will treasure for the rest of my life and I’m glad I have had the opportunity to enjoy it.

I can’t really add to what Emma and Nick said about our last couple of days in Chennai so read their blogs if you want the info. Keep reading the blogs and keep supporting Team B with your thoughts and prayers… I know I will be. :) Barney Bundles is missing you lots Team B, keep it up… :)