Back from Costa Rica on the 6th January left me and the team only 5 days to prepare the next expedition, lots of paperwork and planning, a big 5 weeks shopping in Playa del Carmen and we were ready to welcome 14 new expedition members. This new year started with a few changes as I became the expedition leader and we welcomed a new staf member Vanessa knows as V (Im known as Van or Frenchy or Poison fish or Tiger monkey at the moment, long story!….) Anyway, V is very cool, American in love with african dance and reggae and I must say she knows how to dance! We also added up to our team Felicity and Rita as interns. All our EMs arrived on a sunny friday morning and from nearly the min they arrived we could feel a nice energy and a good fit between everyone. Lots of people from the UK, a few Americans (good ones! 
), 2 swiss including one swiss italian and a lovely yoga teacher half british half venezuelian. We all went out on the first week-end for a big night out, starting in one of the good places in the village to listen to live music, I think Bandicoro was playing that night. They play african type of music with lots of drums and cristal voice from their singer. I have to say that Im very impressed by the quality of live music here during the high season. We all know them by now and even had our favourite band, Cannabis Club (reggae band as Im sure you would have guessed!), playing at the GVI base for our TEFL certification night last week. It was just crazy seeing them play live in our kitchen with everyone, students, friends, us dancing away!
So yes we have had 5 crazy, sparkkly and happy weeks….The good thing is that we have 5 more weeks to come!
I really see the difference between handling a group of nice people who like to have fun anda group of boring and groaning people. I sort of fear that moment where I will say to myself: “how the fuck am I gone deal with these people for 10 weeks!?…….Anyway so far so good!!…..
