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Aloha! Stacey here.

Wrong language, but yeah…my Tamil still only stretches to ‘Vannakam!’

Coming to you live from Captain Thacker’s sofa, where we’re all settled around watching the Olympics while Minty and Sharon play chess. It’s like a big dysfunctional family gathering. We’re all just hanging about at Captain Thacker’s house for a few hours until we get picked up to go to the airport at 12. Two weeks have passed so quickly! It’s weird to think that this time tomorrow we’ll be almost home. It’s with kind of mixed feelings that I think about it. I’m looking forward to getting home and seeing my family and friends, but I know I’m going to really miss my little adopted family and way of life over here.

I know I haven’t updated any blogs recently but I had a little incident with a dodgy tummy. Just my luck after slagging off Jackie for it! So while everyone was gallivanting around Dindigul for the last few days we were there I was hugging a toilet bowl. Typical me. Alls well now though! Captain sorted me out with some Indian medicine because western medicine is rubbish. I’m as fighting fit as a bag of cats again.

Had a great time when we went up to the mountains. I think the others gave a more thorough explanation of what we did there but I’ll suffice to say ELEPHANTS!!!!!! But it all seriousness, it was a really amazing place. The scenery was like something straight out of the Jungle Book. Made my little heart gleeful. We had a go on some speedboats out on the lake and the others had a ride on an elephant. I was too scared though. I’m a big chicken. Prefer to spectate.

When we got back to Dindigul we stayed at the Hepzibah Mission field with honestly the nicest people someone could ever meet. Just when we thought we couldn’t feel any more welcomed than by our friends in Chennai, Pastor Abraham and his family made us dinner and told us the most amazing stories. Dindigul was so lovely and peaceful after the madness that was Chennai. It was like a little holiday away and gave us a chance to relax a little. There’s just so much I could talk about that I really don’t know where to start. I need to sort everything out in my own head first.

And now we’re back to our home away from home. Now for much longer though. Next time you hear from me, I’ll be back in good old sunny Britain. Hopefully. Assuming I manage the three plane trips.

Stacey signing out. See ya on the other side!

Xxxx