We spent days taping hoops hundreds of hoops and getting ready to go. There were a few shows in between (which were amazing stories in themselves), and a few days spent ill. The team had started [...]
We woke up in a church in some boarder town in Thailand. It’s Sunday and the only Sunday in my life that I have been in church. Jesus and the King looking down upon me sleeping through a [...]
Today I looked down at my crossed legs to see the crust still on my sneakers. A red clay that had coated the whole Northern landscape was a souvenir I had not anticipated taking home. We had a [...]
Today I went with a small team of Sparkles to Star Flower, a day centre for children with special needs. All of these are kids of migrant workers – that is, Burmese and Karen people who are [...]
Last night, as soon as we arrived, the children requested to sing to us. Normally, we are busy setting up for the fire show immediately so we can start as soon as darkness is upon us. This time, [...]
More than half our time has passed now and I am currently enjoying with passion my day off. We have been working our little bootys off to spread the bliss. Almost every day we have made visits to [...]
I lie here on my bed, eyes sore because I’m so tired…. or was it the dust? … or the fumes from the fuel? either way, what a beautiful day. Today we visited New Day school, and i [...]
We were shocked and honoured to be invited into a huge temple in one of the schools and told we could do our day show and hulahooping workshop in front of a giant buddha! He looked most pleased [...]
Samui Mala is a small volunteer organisation on Koh Samui, and we have been one of Spark! Circus’ supporters from way back, since Andrea volunteered to perform for us at our first festival [...]