Jill continues her journey through North Island, New Zealand
Jill continues her fact finding trip in New Zealand. She continues:Avondale Stud in Masterton is one of the venues that I particularly wanted to visit becuase it is such an unusual placement. It is set in beautiful surroundings owned and operated by Catriona and Sam who were most welcoming. I had the opportunity to learn much of what happens between October and January and what the Changing World's delegates do. It is demanding and tiring, but rewarding, work. Hayley, Emily and Marise have been working primarily with young stock which has presented them with a steep learning curve. However, the rewards have included observing a foaling and caring

Jill is on the Changing Worlds trail in New Zealand
We have sent Jill Baughen to New Zealand and Australia this year as part of the Changing Worlds team.This is the first time Jill has been to this part of the World.Whilst doing some work for Changing Worlds Jill, and her husband Jeff, are clearly enjoying their four week trip. This is the first of their despatches:Our first observation has to be that NZ is a long way away; the second is it's worth it! Our first stop was Auckland, where NZ's America's Cup success is clearly in evidence as is all things sailing. It is a lively, modern city with a steady, enjoyable pace. We moved on up to Paihia on the first C part of the trip

Sammie and Lizzie send feeback from India
Sammie and Lizzie went out to Southern India in September 2009. They are keen to let their peers know what life and work is like at their orphanage. They write:'We have almost reached the 2 month mark now in India, and the time has gone so fast.We have experienced several celebrations, including birthdays and Diwali (the Indian equivalent of Christmas), and have done some sightseeing around and outside the city we live; Chennai.Since the moment we touched down at the airport in Chennai on Wednesday 16th September, we knew that this was it; there was no going back now! On first impressions as we got off the plane, we both thought ‘get us home’. The first thing that

Selvyn at Premavasam, an orphanage in India, signs in
Selvyn at Prema Vasam does his monthly report on the health and welfare of his special children...this is always an eye opener and keeps everything in some kind of perspective living and working here in the UK. Selvyn writes:Dear David,Lots of love and greetings from Prema Vasam!In my previous mail I have written about our Diwali preparations to the extreme of expressing our anxiety to get new dresses for Diwali. Most of our children are Hindus hence we celebrate Diwali every year to make them happy and joyful.This year on 17th of October we have celebrated Diwali, every year we buy new clothes for all our children and for our carers too.

October 2009 Newsletter
Here is the latest from the news desk at Changing Worlds.Click on: http://www.changingworlds.co.uk/Home.aspx?vurl=%2f%2fRoot%2fContent%2fNewsletterOctober2009www.changingworlds.co.uk