And so it begins...

In March 2013, a Project Trust returned volunteer came into my school and planted the idea of a gap year into my head, so I took home a leaflet and signed up online straight away!

Then, on August 19th until the 23rd, I attended a selection course on the tiny island of Coll in Scotland. During the week, I had to give presentations, hike up a hill and dig some potato beds, and much more! I had a great time on Coll and had so much fun with all the other hopeful volunteers, and was sad to have to return back to the mainland!

A week later, on Saturday 31st August, I got home from a further week spent in Scotland with my family, doing things like  riding our bikes and climbing Ben Nevis! The letter was on the doormat, and I was excited yet nervous to open it!

When I opened it, it said that I had been selected to spend 12 months teaching in Honduras!!! I was so happy and excited to start fundraising the £5600 needed to fund my year.

So, my main sponsored event to help raise the money is going to be a cycle/run covering the distance from Colehill, where I live, to Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras, with my family, a total of 5265 miles. I will complete this before I leave next August, and even though it will be hard, it is definitely doable and I hope to raise money through this as well as other means such as cake sales and quiz nights!!

Today, we kicked off the ride with 25 miles from me and mum, so we're on the way, only 5240 miles to go!!!

Thanks for reading...

Sam