Keeping Busy - Shane A

Well the first few days in England have flown by, everything is moving at a rapid pace but we wouldn't have it any other way (it helps us to sleep at night).

Getting back to the London trip from the weekend, it was awesome!!!
Chris and Jane showed me the sites of London as we did a train/walking tour of the main spectacles. The Tower Bridge, Big Ben (not actually called Big Ben unless you are a bell), Trafalgar Square (busy at the time), Downing Street (couldn't get in), Buckinghuge...oops, i mean Buckingham Palace (again i couldn't get in...how rude), War Memorials, the Observatory where the Greenwich Meridian Line is, the London Eye and many other things were all highlights. I can't wait to go back with the team and maybe do another tour down the Thames.

My vocational visits have been great. A live-in youth hostel was my first visit and i must commend them on doing a great job in such an important role and a role that is often overlooked and taken for granted. The team there seem very passionate about helping the youth and the success stories are a credit to them.

Today's vocational visit was with Local and County Council representatives to show me the issues they are having with appropriately accommodating some gypsy travellers in the region. Some very interesting stories transpired and some correlations were drawn with the role of NSW Dept of Housing back in Wagga.

We made our first presentations last night, not too bad an effort on the whole, some constructive criticism came out of it and i'm sure we will implement it before tonights effort at the "Rally" and we will be amazing (as we often are).

Anyway, places to go, people to see.

Shane (TB1)