Hey everyone, just to keep you in the picture: I got back a fortnight ago from a fantastic three months spent teaching English at DCT Mvumi School in central Tanzania along with Hubie, Angus, Katy (other gappies) and Rosemary. Met such brilliant people and thoroughly enjoyed Tanzanian school and village life!! Also, the experience allowed me to see first-hand what a great job the Mvumi School Trust is doing to improve the school and its wonderful sponsorship scheme that puts children who can't afford the fees through the school. But the school still desperately needs more resources (e.g. books) to aid the student's education and is always looking for more donors.
    To address the lack of certain resources, and in the hope that we can sponsor two gifted students from humble backgrounds through the school (at a cost of £5,250),  Lewis and I are setting off on our sponsored bike trip in the footsteps of Alexander the Great (a figure who has always fascinated me) on May 7th.. We hope to raise £7,500; currently, we have raised slightly less than £2,000 (many thanks to the generosity of those who have donated so far- greatly appreciated!)- so quite a long way to go yet! But we are still confident we can reach our aim!
   At the moment, we are putting in some final practice with long distance rides and are trying to remember to get all the essentials to ensure a smooth trip! Then, in two weeks time, we fly to Istanbul, and then head on the ferry across the Sea of Marmara to Bandirma, from where we will reach Troy (where Alexander the Great started his conquest of Asia Minor) and begin our journey in earnest. We're very much looking forward to the challenge!
   I'll post our intended route for you all to see shortly..

Rory Sullivan