Training Days

Posted by on Oct 24, 2011 in Shizuoka, Travel Volunteer Journey | 5 Comments
Training Days

Today is our 40th day as travel volunteers: if we were emigrating pets, or Jesus Christ, it’d be time to leave quarantine and come home for a bite to eat and a bit of a cuddle. But we’re neither, so we keep travelling. In fact, for two of those 40 days, we’ve been nothing but ...

Here’s To Waiting

Posted by on Oct 23, 2011 in Shizuoka, Travel Volunteer Journey | No Comments
Here’s To Waiting

When you’re down there, with the waves stampeding over the top of you, your first thought isn’t about breathing – at least it shouldn’t be. No, you should be more worried about the board, a seven-foot long, bladed piece of potential doom that’s floating somewhere above your head. Of course if you’re actually any good ...