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"Did you go to Tenerife?" Janice keeps interrupting as I try to describe wading through the Aes… "

"Er… no," I say, feeling a twinge of annoyance "We went to Africa… India…" I spread my arms "Everywhere!"

"I can’t stand the heat" Janice shakes her head "Never could Even in Florida" She suddenly brightens "Did you go to Disneyland?"

"Er… no"

"Oh well" Janice looks sympathetic "Never mind Maybe next time!"

Next ti round the world?

"It certainly sounds like a lovely holiday," she adds encouragingly

It wasn’t a holiday! I want to exclai experience! Honestly I bet when Christopher Columbus came back from America, people didn’t o to Disneyland?"

I glance up at Mu by the sink, and Mu to Dad

I don’t like this There is definitely so Muht you presents!" I exclai "Mum! Dad! Have a look!"

With some difficulty I pull out the South A’s face, with big teeth and huge circular eyes, and I have to say, it looks pretty iuay!" I add with a glow of pride

I feel like such an explorer! Here I aenous South American culture to Oxshott I mean, how many people in Britain have even seen one of these? Maybe a !

"Goodness!" says Mu it over a little nervously "What is it?"

"It’s a traditional ritual htly