Report from Calais 'jungle' Refugee Camp Fundraiser
'Can you take me to Ireland in the back of your car, please teacher?' This was the request I received from a 16 year old Sudanese boy as I was leaving the Calais refugee camp on 2 September. We had spent time together over the previous few days speaking English. During our lessons he shared with me that in his previous life he had been a farmer in Sudan, that he herded cows, and that he loves sunflowers. His pop icon is Rhianna and he is a fan of Chris Brown, Eminem and Snoo
'Life isn't about finding yourself, life is about creating yourself' - Buddha
Painting by Christian Shloe As the saying goes 'a plane doesn't crash for one reason!' So three major life events all happening in quick succession brought my plane down, at least temporarily! At the beginning of this year I was dealing with the ending of a long-term relationship, a house move, and an assault & robbery (don't worry I'm fine now and my assailants were apprehended by the law!) all happening within a few months of each other. While I felt I was managing the fir
