KittySawrus
11-07-2008, 01:27 PM
In July 2010!!
OK, here's the deal...
I've told about, hmm, 3 of you that I applied to do a "World Challenge" thing:
http://www.world-challenge.co.uk/
AND I GOT IN :D:D:D:D
So, for those of you who're lazy(lol)/opposed against linkage, World Challenge is a teacher and an expedition leader gathering a group of 20 kids and going to a foreign country (usually 3rd world) to go on an expiditon. The catches are:
- All money for travel fees (£3125) must be fundraised (over 2 years, hence trip in 2010)
- We must organise EVERYTHING - fundraising, travel once we get there, expeditions, food, chores, accomodation) - ourselves
- It's not your typical holiday. We must go on 2/3 expeditions - climbing mountains, going for a walk; we camp out or stay in basic accomodation, no hotels etc; and we have to do at least 1 week of community work, where we'll contribute to the community in some way, most likely building or teaching :D
AND I GOT PICKED out of about 15 applicants in my year I made the top 5!!
They took 5 from each year group.
I AM SO CHUFFED I actually cried :) *sniffle*
Two of my best friends also got picked - you get picked based on an application letter, which involved you talking about what you'd get from the trip, what you could bring, why you wanted to go; also from the organiser talking to our Head of Year - I knew I haven't been volunteering for 2 1/2 years straight for nothing!!
Huh. So that's my big news! I think I remembered everything.
The only downer is ONE of my ex-best-mates has been harping on at me for ages, because he thinks I do too much (I dance, horseride, volunteer, play the cello, am in orchestra, two choirs, so I also have various commitments that come with these, oh and I now also have my job) and he thinks that my grades will be affected because of me taking on this and the amount of money I have to raise.
I am more than a little p:$$3d off by this lack of support, tbh. I have been nothing but supportive for him in anything he's tried to do. When he heard today that I'd actually got in - yes, he's been like this since I got my job back in September, so you can imagine what effect "You're going to fail" in my ears for two months has had on me - he immediately said to a friend (who confided in me later) I was going to "crash and burn".
:( I suppose you get your ups and downs with everything. If I have to lose him as a mate, it's no huge loss.
BUT YAY UGANDA :D if you guys have any questions fire away!! And I'll keep y'all posted on whatever happens next ^__^
OK, here's the deal...
I've told about, hmm, 3 of you that I applied to do a "World Challenge" thing:
http://www.world-challenge.co.uk/
AND I GOT IN :D:D:D:D
So, for those of you who're lazy(lol)/opposed against linkage, World Challenge is a teacher and an expedition leader gathering a group of 20 kids and going to a foreign country (usually 3rd world) to go on an expiditon. The catches are:
- All money for travel fees (£3125) must be fundraised (over 2 years, hence trip in 2010)
- We must organise EVERYTHING - fundraising, travel once we get there, expeditions, food, chores, accomodation) - ourselves
- It's not your typical holiday. We must go on 2/3 expeditions - climbing mountains, going for a walk; we camp out or stay in basic accomodation, no hotels etc; and we have to do at least 1 week of community work, where we'll contribute to the community in some way, most likely building or teaching :D
AND I GOT PICKED out of about 15 applicants in my year I made the top 5!!
They took 5 from each year group.
I AM SO CHUFFED I actually cried :) *sniffle*
Two of my best friends also got picked - you get picked based on an application letter, which involved you talking about what you'd get from the trip, what you could bring, why you wanted to go; also from the organiser talking to our Head of Year - I knew I haven't been volunteering for 2 1/2 years straight for nothing!!
Huh. So that's my big news! I think I remembered everything.
The only downer is ONE of my ex-best-mates has been harping on at me for ages, because he thinks I do too much (I dance, horseride, volunteer, play the cello, am in orchestra, two choirs, so I also have various commitments that come with these, oh and I now also have my job) and he thinks that my grades will be affected because of me taking on this and the amount of money I have to raise.
I am more than a little p:$$3d off by this lack of support, tbh. I have been nothing but supportive for him in anything he's tried to do. When he heard today that I'd actually got in - yes, he's been like this since I got my job back in September, so you can imagine what effect "You're going to fail" in my ears for two months has had on me - he immediately said to a friend (who confided in me later) I was going to "crash and burn".
:( I suppose you get your ups and downs with everything. If I have to lose him as a mate, it's no huge loss.
BUT YAY UGANDA :D if you guys have any questions fire away!! And I'll keep y'all posted on whatever happens next ^__^