I was running late as usual, trying to get a few things up to date at home and work before departing. I arrived at Malvern Outdoor Elements 3 hours later than the rest of the prep team but everybody helped unload my car and I was soon up to speed with what had been happening.
It was good to see everyone again since our Feasibility Weekend to plan the seminar in September. Marieke and Jesper from Denmark, Kadri from Estonia and Ueli from Switzerland had all flown in earlier in the day. Gareth from Lincolnshire and Claire from Cornwall are also on the prep team.
We ran through a few things about the week ahead but couldn't do much more once we discovered the WiFi would not work. We were all at a loss - how can modern humans possibly function without internet?! We had some cider to calm our nerves. Actually this meant we were all able to relax properly and catch up with each other, without being pestered by tweets and facebook notifications popping up every 2 minutes. (In fact it turned out we'd all been trying the wrong wifi code and it locked us out!)
The place here is really great, not far from Malvern town but enough trees around to make you feel its in the middle of the countryside. There are also some great views across Herefordshire and Worcestershire, and the Malvern Hills are right behind us. The accommodation is great and all well equipped. It is a collection of little wooden buildings including classrooms, canteen, accommodation and skittle alley!
Really excited for the week ahead. You can also follow our progress on twitter hashtag: #ryeas2013
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