Right first of all an apology that I have abandoned writing in the last couple of months. Things have been a bit mad at school with my autistic class. I love them to bits but they are very challenging and getting to the end of term I was not very well and just generally tired.
So as an apology my post is going to be about my most recent travels with a trip to Europe.
I am a member of Girlguiding and have been a Rainbow and Guide leader in the past. If you have no idea what I am on about visit the website for more information. When I came back from travelling I moved to a new area so didn't have a group and I still do not. I applied for selection for another trip but did not get it but was quite glad as I was then very ill. But like always there is a silver lining to everything. I got an email about a group that needed an assistant leader for a group that were doing a challenge called Jailbreak. Jailbreak essentially is a challenge to travel across Europe, visiting at least 3 countries and completing other challenges to be back in the UK 8 days later. 14 teams of 6 - 8 members aged 14 to 26 year old women competed in it this year. However if the group was under 18 it needed 2 leaders to be responsible so that is where I come in.
I had an amazing time. The itinerary was as follows:
27th July: Flew from Liverpool to Barcelona
2 nights in Barcelona
Train from Barcelona to Madrid. Just the afternoon in Madrid
Overnight train from Madrid to Lisbon
2 nights in Lisbon staying in an amazing apartment
Flew from Lisbon to Paris
2 nights in Paris
Then flew back to Birmingham on 3rd August.
I did not know the group I went with until I met them in February and they were amazing. The girls aged 15 to 18 years old did not argue or fall out or cause any stress. They were such a pleasure to be with even though one had never flown or been abroad until then. It was the first time I had taken girls away and it was such an incredible experience.
My anxiety was a lot less and I think that is the reason that returning home last year was such a hard time. I have had problems with my stomach mainly as I have eaten a lot and not really watched what I have eaten. Plus I did not take my vitamins and probiotics so think that might have made a difference.
Anyway here are a selection of photos to show you. Hopefully as it is summer holidays I can blog a bit more frequently!
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