Maya -

Night two in the tent! After waking up yesterday morning and scrambeling out of the tent in the rain, I was happy we had compleeted the first night and pleased that we saw it through even if we didn't get the best sleep! However last night I can't say I was really looking forward to sleeping in mary's garden again, especially when my housemates and hers were all getting ready to go to their beds! But like so many people we didn't have a choice, and so we put on our jumpers and headed to the tent! It was colder than the night before but I was also far more tired so i settled down fairly quickly... I think I got a fair amount of sleep but kept waking up every so often to try and get comfy. Although it is a bit of a pain having to get into the tent everynight I think the hardest bit is really the comfort, (even though we have tried to accomidate for this a bit with pillows and a good sleeping bag) I am so used to having a big comfy mattress and a warm room everynight that sleeping on the ground isnt that appealing in febuary and not on holiday. Especially when we know everyone around us are getting to sleep indoors in comfort. I guess this is what many people living in poverty in shanty towns, or without housing at all have to deal with - they know that so many people around the world get the chance to sleep well in a house everynight but they do not have this option, not without help. Our situation is on a compleetly different scale but it does make you think....