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We got Bronze!!!

I heard last night and read online that New Zealand is ranked 3rd in the world. That’s Third in the world for OBESITY. Its is a sad day, but unfortunately not an unexpected one. .
The Glory of the fattest nation on earth Goes to…. USA, in silver is Mexico and taking the bronze in third [...]

Voicethread – Nepal – Annapurna

This is a voicethread of the 2008 Trekking expidition to The Annapurna Region of Nepal. The Annapurna Is beautiful, awe inspiring and stunning.

In 2010, we are heading back to Nepal to the Khumbu Region. Like the 2008 Trek this is a community service trip and we will be working with schools and orphanages as well [...]

MYSA 1 – Urban Outdoor Education

The pre confernce workshop I booked into was Urban Outdoor education. The two presnters were a principal instructor/teacher from a state funded outdoor education facility and the DP at a local state school.
The session started by mirroring an activity they do with students. It involved:

briefing the students (us)
journeying to the location
doing the task
reviewing/debriefing

To start they [...]