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It is know only 49 days left until our journey begins. Lately everything has been very hectically. Working, learning Spanish and the last preparation before the trip, I wish every day could last a little bit longer, just a few ours.

Let us look at some of our plans so far.

Brazil: In Rio de Janeiro we are going to visit a family. This family is going to show us around in the city. We are also going to visit a day care centre. We recently were informed that this day care probably must close down, because its not more money left. Many people will be affected if that happens. Children living at the street have no places to go too get food, caring and help. That little fait they had will probably disappear. Here in Norway some people are now trying to collect some money, and we have been asked to deliver it to this day care. We really hope everything will be fine, and that a miracle happens.

After some days we will take a bus from Rio to Sao Paulo. Here we are going to stay at an orphanage named Abrac. We look forward to get to know all those children we have heard so much about. We are so grateful to Mr and Miss Sevland for letting us stay at Abrac.

Bolivia: First we are going to stay fourteen days in La Paz. Here we will visit a home for homeless boys build through Baste Fanebust. Then we will take a bus to Cochabamba and visit Siw Broman. She works in Bolivia throughout the Baste Fanebust organisation. We are going to stay at her orphanage, but Siw will also take us with to some other orphanage and day care centre. We have good contact with Siw through mail, and already we can say this is a woman we admire and look up to for her good work with helping children. At Forus upper secondary school (were we both have been students) we used one week every year to collect money to the children in Bolivia. We then gave the money to Baste Fanebust, and he created a scoured home for several children in Bolivia. We are so lucky. We have still some money left after creating a student achievement last year at Forus upper secondary school. We are going to give the money personally to Siw when we are in Cohabamba, something that means a lot to us. After two weeks we will return to La Paz.

Guatemala: First we will try to get from the airport to Antigua. We have been told that staying in Guatemala City isn’t that safe. After some days we will visit an orphanage in Guatemala City. After that we will travel to the jungle and stay there for a week. Here we will be with the Indians. When the boys at the orphanage in Guatemala City turn twelve years old they are sent to the jungle to attend school with the Indians. We look so forward to meet everyone. Boys need a bigger place to bolt on then girls. They also need manly adults to teach them becoming grown men. That is the reason the boys are sent to the jungle for some years.

USA (Orlando): We will take a bus from Miami to Orlando the first day. Here we will visit Tine Åreskjold, a good friend from Norway. She is working a year in Disneyworld and we look really forward to see her again. We hope to meet Tinkerbelle, Donald Duck and of course Cinderella when we are in the parks:) Monday night we are going to be with Tine at a kind of party. We all need to wear some pink. We guess pink is the colour, tihi. This is a party for girls only. Yeah:) We have already ordered a hostel for the nights in Orlando. It is a one-stare hostel and we think that is kind of fun. We have never before stayed at a one stare hostel or hotel so this can be interesting.

Australia: In Sydney we are going to be tourists. Just looking around and relax. We are going to stay at a church, because that was the cheapest offer we got. Everything is so expensive there.

Fiji: We are now in contact with Sara Ringe who is helping us with all the questions we have about this country. She has been there several times before, and can therefore give us some advice. After some days, we will take a boat over to one of the islands and stay there for a while. Here we will try different water sports. But first we hope to work a few days at a school for physics handicapped children.

Thailand: Yutika will meet us when we arrives Bangkok. She will show us around in the city. For some years ago she lived in Norway, that is why Marita knows who she is. After some days we will travel to Changmai and be there for a while. It is possible we are going to visit one of Plan Norway’s areas, but nothing is really sure jet. But one thing is sure we are going on a jungle safari.

We are still in contact with different people, so who knows what more that will happen on our journey. The arriving day is getting closer and yes it is a little bit scary as well as exiting. It is a long time to be away from the people you love, but we both know everyone is still here when we return. I guess the three and a half mount we are gone, we will be a part of a fairytale. We will see and be apart of so much that we only have read about in the newspaper before. I guess everything will seam quite surrealistic.