Two recurring questions at my last training course. In some ways I wish we could have agreed from the outset that both were complex and moved on. At the time I saw the weekend as having spent too much time on the semantics. On reflection, I realise the point of the weekend was not to think about definition but to understand the complexities. This took some doing for me, but I made it in the end.
The VSO trainers were great again, always giving something of themselves and that something is always fascinating.
As usual I was told by other Volunteers that I smile ‘a lot’, although nobody said ‘too much’ which made me smile some more 
. I recall during my VSO assessment day we had to draw a ‘ME TREE’ and the subject came up there too. I am not sure if she was speaking for VSO as a whole but one of the assessors did say to me ‘that’s ok Jonathan - we like smiley people.’
As a result of all this I just took a better picture of myself for the about section. I am too vein not to do some more post-processing but it’s better than the last one.
I now have three weeks before my final course which is actually three in one, covering Health, Disability and Skills for Working in Development. I am not entirely sure what to do with the time so if anybody needs a room decorating in return for food I am open to offers.
Oh, and I have a departure date, 26th November. A little later than I expected but more time to prepare and spend time drinking Fair Trade tea and coffee.
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