The plan
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The Plan – Revision 3 (13th September)
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Woah, this plan is really getting out of date fast. Well this journey started on 17th November 2006 my last day in employment with British Airways. The original plan was for a 1 year sojourn into the unknown (drama darling). As of 13th September the plan is:
18th Nov 06 to 20th Dec 06 – Bum around the UK to: (COMPLETED)
• Visit friends and family, reinvesting in those many neglected relationships
• Complete a PRINCE2 course in case I ever need an IT job in the future
• Pack up my stuff in preparation for leaving the UK
21st Dec 06 to 9th Feb 07 – Travel to Lusaka, Zambia to: (COMPLETED)
• Spend time with Clive, Jane and family
• Refill my soul (George Michael – Listen without prejudice – Waiting)
10th Feb 07 to 30th April 07 – Travel to Cape Town to: (COMPLETED)
• Do a 1 month full time CELTA course (Teaching English as a Foreign Language)
• Do a paragliding course hopefully to instructor level
1st May 07 to 13th May 07 – Travel to Lusaka to: (COMPLETED)
• Pick up a few last supplies ready for trip to Ecuador
• Get a bit more TLC from the Shamzams
14th May 07 to 12th July 07 – Travel to London to: (COMPLETED)
• Get a cheap ticket to Ecuador
• Visit as many friends as possible to persuade them to come and visit me in Quito
12th July 07 to 31st August – Go to Ecuador to: (COMPLETED)
• Enroll on one month full time Spanish course
• Live with host Spanish family for first month to help the immersion process
• Do some travelling around the country, see the sights, and have people laugh at my Spanish
1st Sep to Mid October – Go to Peru to:
• Do another months Spanish school so people don’t laugh so much
• Visit the sights of Peru (e.g. Machuu Picchu, Nazca Lines, Lake Titticaca)
Mid October to Mid November – Go to Bolivia to:
• Do a little more Spanish
• Visit the sights of Bolivia
Mid November to just before Xmas – Go to Argentina to:
• Go trekkiing in Patagonia
• Panic about what to do with the little remaining time
• Return to the UK or Zambia to be with family for Xmas
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The Plan – Revision 2 (8th July)
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This journey started on 17th November 2006 my last day in employment with British Airways. The original plan was for a 1 year sojourn into the unknown (drama darling). As of 8th July the plan is:
18th Nov 06 to 20th Dec 06 – Bum around the UK to: (COMPLETED)
• Visit friends and family, reinvesting in those many neglected relationships
• Complete a PRINCE2 course in case I ever need an IT job in the future
• Pack up my stuff in preparation for leaving the UK
21st Dec 06 to 9th Feb 07 – Travel to Lusaka, Zambia to: (COMPLETED)
• Spend time with Clive, Jane and family
• Refill my soul (George Michael – Listen without prejudice – Waiting)
10th Feb 07 to 30th April 07 – Travel to Cape Town to: (COMPLETED)
• Do a 1 month full time CELTA course (Teaching English as a Foreign Language)
• Do a paragliding course hopefully to instructor level
1st May 07 to 13th May 07 – Travel to Lusaka to: (COMPLETED)
• Pick up a few last supplies ready for trip to Ecuador
• Get a bit more TLC from the Shamzams
14th May 07 to 12th July 07 – Travel to London to: (COMPLETED)
• Get a cheap ticket to Ecuador
• Visit as many friends as possible to persuade them to come and visit me in Quito
12th July 07 to …. Unknown:
• Enroll on one month full time Spanish course
• Live with host Spanish family for first month to help the immersion process
• Teach my way around rest of South America after Ecuador
• Do something else but I haven’t quite worked that bit out yet
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The Plan – Revision 1 (5th May)
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This journey started on 17th November 2006 my last day in employment with British Airways. The original plan was for a 1 year sojourn into the unknown (drama darling). As of 5th May the plan is:
18th Nov 06 to 20th Dec 06 – Bum around the UK to: (COMPLETED)
• Visit friends and family, reinvesting in those many neglected relationships
• Complete a PRINCE2 course in case I ever need an IT job in the future
• Pack up my stuff in preparation for leaving the UK
21st Dec 06 to 9th Feb 07 – Travel to Lusaka, Zambia to: (COMPLETED)
• Spend time with Clive, Jane and family
• Refill my soul (George Michael – Listen without prejudice – Waiting)
10th Feb 07 to 30th April 07 – Travel to Cape Town to:
• Do a 1 month full time CELTA course (Teaching English as a Foreign Language)
• Do a paragliding course hopefully to instructor level
1st May 07 to 13th May 07 – Tavel to Lusaka to:
• Pick up a few last supplies ready for trip to Ecuador
• Get a bit more TLC from the Shamzams
14th May 07 to 23th May 07 – Tavel to London to:
• Get a cheap ticket to Ecuador
• Visit as many friends as possible to persuade them to come and visit me in Quito
24th May 07 to …. Unknown:
• Attend Donovan Grey’s wedding in Quito
• Teach my way around South America starting with Ecuador
• Do something else but I haven’t quite worked that bit out yet
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The Original Plan
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This journey starts on 17th November 2006 my last day in employment with British Airways. The plan is for a 1 year sojourn into the unknown (drama darling), the rough outline being:
18th Nov 06 to 20th Dec 06 – Bum around the UK to:
• Visit friends and family, reinvesting in those many neglected relationships
• Complete a PRINCE2 course in case I ever need an IT job in the future
• Pack up my stuff in preparation for leaving the UK
21st Dec 06 to 5th Feb 07 – Travel to Lusaka, Zambia to:
• Spend time with Clive, Jane and family
• Refill my soul (George Michael – Listen without prejudice – Waiting)
6th Feb 07 to early April 07 – Travel to Cape Town to:
• Do a 1 month full time CELTA course (Teaching English as a Foreign Language)
• Do a paragliding course hopefully to instructor level
• Do a part time Spanish course
April 07 to …. Unknown:
• Teach my way around South America starting with Ecuador
• Do something else but I haven’t quite worked that bit out yet
Ed – This is not a plan. It has not changed since day one. I assume that, apart from changing the 1 month CELTA course to a not quite 1 month course you should also change the location of the paragliding course – that is if they have that on the curicculum in South African gaols.
Oi Ed, roughly when are you coming to South America, and which countries? Lord and I could meet up with you.
Hi Ed, glad to hear you’re having a great aventure despite the near death experience. But you’re alive to tell the tale so all is well.
Mikey just emailed me to give you tips on Ecuador. Now it’s been a few years since I was there (12), but there are plenty of language schools – both for learning spanish and teaching English. I was payiong $3 per hour for 1:1 tuition, and learnt most of the A-level spanish syllabus in 6 weeks, 4 hours per day.
I reckon the best country was Colombia – make sure you take you’re dancing shoes! If there is a gathering of 4 or more people in Colombia, it turns into a party – just beware of the aguadiente! Also not to be missed is Torres del Peine national park in the South of Chile – best time to go is january when you can walk the circuit.
I’m just back from Base Camp Everest where we trekked to raise funds for Motor Neurone Disease association – see http://www.pinkcoffin.co.uk .
Best of luck, have fun,
x Marcie
Touche
From Jen Sharpe in Joburg where I’ll attend an interview to teach English in Japan on Tuesday the 15th of May.
Greetings all you Shamwanas, if Clive needs Canon’s email address (he’s relocated to NYC) I’d be glad to let him have it.
I was looking for the Shamwanas in Zambia, and landed up here. Sounds like your plan Ed. Happy landings. Nice pic of all of you at Lusaka Airport.
A Dios
Ed, did they teach you that on your Prince2 course? Re-base the ‘plan’ and put ‘completed’ against all the items. I guess that means you’re ‘on schedule’? Most impressive…
Hi Mikey, What they did teach us was to alter the dates retrospectively so that they reflect what actually happened, then put conpleted, and trust that noone will ever look at the previous versions of the plan. Brilliant