You are either already subscribed or there was an error
Your entry has been submitted
Sorry, your entry could not be submitted
Xmas 2006
2008.06.03
the main culprits
Click here to add text
the main culprits
1
I WAS THIS FAR FROM MY HOMETOWN ON XMAS 2006/2007! ok, I come from Bulgaria so this picture is lying - but I was still pretty far :-)
Click here to add text
I WAS THIS FAR FROM MY HOMETOWN ON XMAS 2006/2007! ok, I come from Bulgaria so this picture is lying - but I was still pretty far :-)
2
The Crimson Five! our host right in the middle, to her left is her friend whom we visited, and the rest of the festive people clad in red are us, the three host students
Click here to add text
The Crimson Five! our host right in the middle, to her left is her friend whom we visited, and the rest of the festive people clad in red are us, the three host students
3
carol singing in a holiday home for people with various difficulties. I'm was humming from behind the scenes because someone had to take photos :-)
Click here to add text
carol singing in a holiday home for people with various difficulties. I'm was humming from behind the scenes because someone had to take photos :-)
4
a host student with one of the carol singers, a well-respected local medic.
Click here to add text
a host student with one of the carol singers, a well-respected local medic.
5
on one of the many little trips around Cornwall we did with our host in just 3 days
Click here to add text
on one of the many little trips around Cornwall we did with our host in just 3 days
6
This gentleman, a good friend of our host, proved to be the best punster in the world!
Click here to add text
This gentleman, a good friend of our host, proved to be the best punster in the world!
7
a formal photo on one of the beaches of Cornwall
Click here to add text
a formal photo on one of the beaches of Cornwall
8
a friend of our host's (the chief lady in red from picture 3 above)
Click here to add text
a friend of our host's (the chief lady in red from picture 3 above)
9
our host in an adventurous mood
Click here to add text
our host in an adventurous mood
10
tyrying out a real English Christmas cake...in Russia they celebrate differently!
Click here to add text
tyrying out a real English Christmas cake...in Russia they celebrate differently!
11
a hearty conversation between a practicing Sikh and a bahai on Boxing day
Click here to add text
a hearty conversation between a practicing Sikh and a bahai on Boxing day
12
I do look happy here, don't I? :)
Click here to add text
I do look happy here, don't I? :)
13
Now this was a real treat - on Dec 24 our host took us to a British Christian Orthodox celebration. For a Bulgarian and Russian student spending their Xmas in the UK this was very special.
Click here to add text
Now this was a real treat - on Dec 24 our host took us to a British Christian Orthodox celebration. For a Bulgarian and Russian student spending their Xmas in the UK this was very special.
14
Cornish seagulls
Click here to add text
Cornish seagulls
15
a funny sign in Mevagissey
Click here to add text
a funny sign in Mevagissey
16
Cornwall is a very musical place!
Click here to add text
Cornwall is a very musical place!
17
Newquay
Click here to add text
Newquay
18
a *real* Cornish pasty! The Sikh student got the recipe and put us, the girls, to shame:-)
Click here to add text
a *real* Cornish pasty! The Sikh student got the recipe and put us, the girls, to shame:-)
19
a touching nativity scene in the old fireplace of our host's house, made of her own old toys!
Click here to add text
a touching nativity scene in the old fireplace of our host's house, made of her own old toys!
20
a Russian pie made of English ingredients :)
Click here to add text
a Russian pie made of English ingredients :)
21
Cornish fishing boats
Click here to add text
Cornish fishing boats
22
It was a cosy Xmas!
Click here to add text
It was a cosy Xmas!
23
as I said, music is everywhere you go in Cornwall!
Click here to add text
as I said, music is everywhere you go in Cornwall!
24
The Host's Best Friend
Click here to add text
The Host's Best Friend
25
The guest book: a true treasure. Our host has had HOST students every year since...1972!
Click here to add text
The guest book: a true treasure. Our host has had HOST students every year since...1972!
26
;-)
Click here to add text
;-)
27
I miss Cornwall!
Click here to add text
I miss Cornwall!
28
This post is about my HOST visit at Xmas 2006. I had an awesome time back then, as an international student first time in the UK, iunable to go home for Xmas, and it occurred to me recently that I could do something little for HOST myself. So, I'm taking part in the Two Castle Run (http://www.twocastlesrun.org.uk/) on June 8 to raise some funds for HOST and to spread the word about the charity. Do take a look - www.justgiving.com/milenakremakova
For more info see www.hostuk.org. More volunteer hosts are always needed! :)
