Adventures Of A Riot Grrrl

Dear Reader,

I think I think I may have seen the most beautiful thing eve this morning. We woke up super early to try and capture the sunrise. We decided as a team that we really wanted to see it happen in Uchisar by the castle over pigeon Valley. Luck was on our side as balloons were also flying. …

When I first looked at the programme for today I rolled my eyes. More fairy chimney and another cave hotel. Isn't it kid of scary how quickly you can start to take things for granted? Like when I get home I will long to drink tea looking at beautiful landscapes when all I see from my window is …

Over breakfast it started to rain heavily so the morning of trekking was called off. Although some of the more eager members of the group still wanted to go and had the guides hunting for waterproofs but after a vote the group decided to use the time to prepare for a meeting they were due to have w…

When you're filming free days are never free days which I have to say dear reader if you love film is no big issue. Although it can be crazy stressful and hard work if you genuinely love doing something it really doesn't feel like work.

All week I have been bugging the guys to really take a…

Today I missed out on going on a hot air balloon. Half the participants went though and it was amazing just to see how happy they are. How often in youth work can you say you have had the chance to go on a hot air balloon? I know if I had contacted my manager I could have probably got the extra mo…

Finally after lots of tea drama managed to have a cup of tea yay. Let me take you back a few days. We went and bought a kettle so we could make sure that everyone could have tea or at least a hot water bottle. Then we had the genius idea to go and buy some milk. So we bought what looked like milk a…

Time just flies by so fast I can't believe it is already Friday. Had the most amazing sleep last night even though I actually only got to sleep an extra half hour but mmmmm. I had negotiated a later start for the team as they had a super long day yesterday. One of the teams didn't get back …

Sleepy eyed I am waiting for the team to come back from visiting Turkish Families. They all chipped together to buy their hosts for the night some lovely cake. I thought this was a really sweet gesture from the team which just shows we really do have a lovely group of young people on this trip. I s…

WOAH what a day! Today the team were taken on a tour of Cappodocia to take a look at the different areas we would be filming. I suggested the team take minimal equipment with them enjoy the area, make plans for filming and just have a general recce.

First stop was to take a breath taking look at pi…

First day in Turkey and we didn't have to meet with the host until 1pm. We so needed the rest too! Who knew travelling could be so tiring? We all got up for breakfast which is an open buffet with a chef that cooks omelettes and so much amazing food to choose from. I have been to Turkey before t…

Recently I scored an awesome promotion at work (Ulfah Arts) and have had the opportunity to become part of some really inspiring projects.One of the projects is the Leonardo Project. Ulfah and YTV have been part this international skill building exchange for some time hosting young people from Germ…

If you were wondering through Birmingham city centre on October 15th you may have been lucky enough to witness some public performance art. Not enough performance art is available out there in the public for everyone to enjoy but the Birmingham based live art collective 'Home For Waifs and Stra…

Yesterday everywhere I turned it seemed netmums was on the TV or radio. Usually as I am not a parent this isn't something that would interest me but the subject they were plugging is something that isn't just about parents. 'Pop Not Porn' the representation of women in music.

I curr…

After writing about the strong female icons of cartoons that inspired me a few posts ago it got my mind ticking about women in general that I have been influenced by or really admire. There are so many I decided to make this into an A to Z regular post until we get to Z. I am going to do this by fi…

Since I have caved to the dark side and have been blogging about things I have bought then I would like to use this space to sometimes promote the independent retailers, crafter and downright talented also. I have been following this lady on instagram for some time but when she put up this picture …