Hola amigos :)
So... Today I got the first of my injections and I'm clearly a big sap coz I nearly cried - although that may have been at the cost of the next 6 I have to have.. 3 lots of hep B at £40 a shot and 3 lots of rabies at £45 a shot. That's a wooping £255-shaped hole in my bank account ladies and gentlemen and were my birthday money is going lol!!!
Thank you to those of you who've blessed me so far with money, I'm brewing some fundraising ideas like.... A 'chile' bike ride... Cycling to Brighton and back and being really cold...
Anyway I shall keep you post - only 38 days till I go... Really??? Gosh.. That's soon!!!
Well ttfn xx
Friday, 28 January 2011
Monday, 17 January 2011
49 days to go....
Well it's currently 49 days till I fly out to Chile and have a complete lifestyle change!
Just a bit of an update on my progress... I've booked my first set of jabs :/ Eeek! Not looking forward to them really but it's gota be done! I've also been running round in circles trying to find out my blood group!!! Pretty much everyone knows their blood group in South America, so I need to know just in case. But in England, the only way to find out (apparently) is to.... 1. Give blood 2. Be pregnant or 3. Pay for it... So I was going to the last one, but it seems I can't even pay people to take my blood :P
Anyway, my wonderful mother has brought me a kit that means I can test and find out myself.... I'll let you know how that goes...
In other news, I've been doin a fair bit of researching the country itself - did you know that there are 50 volcanos in Chile?? And that it lies right next to a fault line... In fact the fault line passes just under Temuco (the city I'm gonna be staying in!) Chile also has 3 distinct climate areas - the north is pretty much also consumed by the Atacama desert which, I think I'm right in saying, is the dryest desert in the world. The central part is very agricultural and there's a good climate for growing things, they're winters are kinda similar to ours. And the south has quite a lot of forest and wood areas as well as lakes and fjords and little islands all very close together - Easter island is part of Chile which I didn't realise!
So it's a vastly varied country with several native tribes and fascinating things to learn
I'm gona sign off now, but will hopefully update again soon :)
Hasta luego
Sarah
Just a bit of an update on my progress... I've booked my first set of jabs :/ Eeek! Not looking forward to them really but it's gota be done! I've also been running round in circles trying to find out my blood group!!! Pretty much everyone knows their blood group in South America, so I need to know just in case. But in England, the only way to find out (apparently) is to.... 1. Give blood 2. Be pregnant or 3. Pay for it... So I was going to the last one, but it seems I can't even pay people to take my blood :P
Anyway, my wonderful mother has brought me a kit that means I can test and find out myself.... I'll let you know how that goes...
In other news, I've been doin a fair bit of researching the country itself - did you know that there are 50 volcanos in Chile?? And that it lies right next to a fault line... In fact the fault line passes just under Temuco (the city I'm gonna be staying in!) Chile also has 3 distinct climate areas - the north is pretty much also consumed by the Atacama desert which, I think I'm right in saying, is the dryest desert in the world. The central part is very agricultural and there's a good climate for growing things, they're winters are kinda similar to ours. And the south has quite a lot of forest and wood areas as well as lakes and fjords and little islands all very close together - Easter island is part of Chile which I didn't realise!
So it's a vastly varied country with several native tribes and fascinating things to learn
I'm gona sign off now, but will hopefully update again soon :)
Hasta luego
Sarah
Monday, 10 January 2011
56 Days To Go....
Well... Here goes with my first entry on here! And for those of you how don't know yet, I'll fill in some of the details of what's going on...
About two months ago I decided to apply for a four month trip with Latin Link (an organisation who work in Latin America). Latin Link provide opportunities for people with a passion for Christian mission in and from Latin America. They run three different programmes called Step, Stride and Stay; the first being a four month trip, the second an eight month trip and the last staying in the country. They work with churches that are already working in communities in Latin America and aim to support and aid those churches through these three programmes.
So, after a whirlwind of filling in forms and an interview day, I'm off to Chile in March! I'm gonna be travelling with a group of 10 other Christians from around the UK and Europe to come along side churches in Chile. We are gonna get to be involved in some hardcore building work, kids work, street evangelism as well as church life. We're gonna be based in Temuco, a fairly large city approximately 8 hours south of Santiago (Chile's capital).
Our flights are provisionally booked for the 7th of March, so there's lots to try and pack in before then, including a horrendous amount of expensive injections, a weeks training with the rest of the Steppers, brushing up on my Spanish, and raising the money to go!
I'm aiming to raise £5,000 for this project, which will cover everything from flights and accommodation to money to give into the churches that Latin Link work with. I'll keep a running total of the amount that's been raised and the events that happen to help raise more! Current running total is £350! If you'd like to donate then please see the donate info in the right hand column.
I'm looking forward to this very exciting next chapter in my life and ask for your support and pray as I prepare to go and while I'm out there! I'll get some interesting Chile-esk info up soon!
Thanks for reading,
Sarah
About two months ago I decided to apply for a four month trip with Latin Link (an organisation who work in Latin America). Latin Link provide opportunities for people with a passion for Christian mission in and from Latin America. They run three different programmes called Step, Stride and Stay; the first being a four month trip, the second an eight month trip and the last staying in the country. They work with churches that are already working in communities in Latin America and aim to support and aid those churches through these three programmes.
So, after a whirlwind of filling in forms and an interview day, I'm off to Chile in March! I'm gonna be travelling with a group of 10 other Christians from around the UK and Europe to come along side churches in Chile. We are gonna get to be involved in some hardcore building work, kids work, street evangelism as well as church life. We're gonna be based in Temuco, a fairly large city approximately 8 hours south of Santiago (Chile's capital).
Our flights are provisionally booked for the 7th of March, so there's lots to try and pack in before then, including a horrendous amount of expensive injections, a weeks training with the rest of the Steppers, brushing up on my Spanish, and raising the money to go!
I'm aiming to raise £5,000 for this project, which will cover everything from flights and accommodation to money to give into the churches that Latin Link work with. I'll keep a running total of the amount that's been raised and the events that happen to help raise more! Current running total is £350! If you'd like to donate then please see the donate info in the right hand column.
I'm looking forward to this very exciting next chapter in my life and ask for your support and pray as I prepare to go and while I'm out there! I'll get some interesting Chile-esk info up soon!
Thanks for reading,
Sarah
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