Hi my name is Rachel, I am a social worker and I have quit my job in Local authority social work.

And the countdown is well and truly starting today, I have received confirmation that the placement identified in Indonesia for me definitely wants me, this has all been coordinated by Voluntary Action Overseas. I must state that the content of the this blog does not represent the views of VSO, and are just my thoughts and reporting's on what I have seen and the things I am learning from day to day. So it looks as though I am going to be leaving the country in the 5th of June 2010 for a new life for 26 moths in Indonesia. Needless to say life changing!

Just a few obstacles I need to get out the way, getting the all clear from the doctor and also praying that their is no delay in the Visa.

However if all goes according to plan I should be departing the UK on the 5th of June 2010 with my first stop being Bali for the first two months, ready for an 8 week induction. This will incorporate intense language training, further motorcycle training, getting used for riding with limited road surfaces and I will also need to start learning some basic sign language. This is because I am going to be working in a boarding school on the Island of Flores with children who are deaf or blind.

So the count down begins 82 days and counting before I leave the UK for some sun, Volcano and rocky roads. I shall try and update this weekly. Rachel