"She's got all the friends that money can buy..."

"...She's the apple of her daddy's eye"

Listening to She's got all the friends by Chumbawamba

The magical power of short breaks completely different from daily on-goings is grossly underestimated. Just two weeks ago, I went on a 3 night-3 day course which was at a convention centre out in the countryside. Expecting long days full of lectures, assignments, homework little did I know that there was a surprise in store for us.

One thing I learnt, you're never too old to learn through fun and games. That's right. We were taught how to succeed in our ambitious undertakings in London through crazy group activities and exercises. 3 days spent in exercising our minds and bodies non-stop. They were exhausting hours but we were well rewarded with the most delicious fifty thousand course meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner! Behold:

Example 1 : Our skills with bucket and rope

Example 2: After dinner card playing with communication via drawings on pads only.
No words!

Team Pie (that's 3.14159...)!

My 24 new friends!

And did I mention, there were beautiful gardens all around the place and the fresh country air? During one of our evening walks we came across a couple deer as well as rabbits with flashing white tails! We also got 'lost' in the woods and took on the role of fearless explorers and found are way through a scary, dark (even though it was late afternoon) crooked path lined with trees whose leafless branches blocked our way menacingly!

Over the three days, much fun was had, games were played, competitions were held, challenges were faced, friends were made and we all learnt how to dance an English Country Dance! I returned to London physically and mentally exhausted yet refreshed and energised!