My PGL Adventure so far....

Hi guys! I'm sorry for the lack of posts but you will understand in about a minute...

Friday the 17th I got on a plane, on my way to Bristol and beyond to start my PGL adventure. After a very teary goodbye (from my end as well as the people I was leaving behind) I got on the big bird. However, it wasn't really smooth sailing right off the bat. Apparently the plane that we would be flying with had technical difficulties. So we had to wait for another plane to be cleaned for us to use.

With all that I had an hour delay, and because I had fallen asleep on the plane I hadn't had anything to drink or eat so I had to take care of that as well when I landed in Bristol.

After a long journey - car, plane, bus, train, taxi - I arrived at Barton Hall in Devon. The first thing I noticed was how beautiful it is. This big white building (castle style) on a hill, with an amazingly beautiful view over a nearby town, it is just magnificent. But I believe I made a picture, so you can judge yourself -->
Isn't it just beautiful? Especially with a little help from the sun.

Anyway. This is where I spend the first 10 days of my Stay Abroad adventure. Our days were filled with courses to train us and get us ready to become AIGLs, or Activities Instructor /  Group Leader.
I especially loved the Archery training, and mostly because I got to shoot some arrows at a target and try to hit the center. I got good at it.

After the 7th day Assessments started, and at the time we were really scared that we would fail. However, as days progressed and especially now, that seems so strange. The assessments are actually pretty easy to pass, just as long as you know what to do and how to do it. So day 8 and 9 were all about assessments and packing and day 10 was the day we moved to our centers.

I met some nice people on my training course. One of them is another girl from the HU. She and I now share a room here in Boreatton park. Anyway, with a small group from our training we headed towards Boreatton Park. The trip itself took about 9 hours in total, on 2 long coach rides from Newton Abbott to Shrewsbury. To say we were exhausted is an understatement.

As soon as we arrived at Boreatton Park I started comparing. This site is huge. The giant swing for example. Barton Hall has 1, but Boreatton Park has 4. Our assessments didn't stop at Barton Hall. Ever since we came here we have had regular training sessions and accompanied assessments. It has been exhausting, but also really fun to do.

Now, I'm typing this at the end of week 3, and even though I love it here.. I do really miss home. I'll talk to you soon.