It was a great experience. It was an entirely different area of the world that I had never been before.

Some of the younger kids struggled a bit earlier this year. We knew we would need them to do really well and they just stepped beyond belief.

Before I went I guess some groups were bombing areas. So in that respect I was a little nervous about going and some people had pulled out of going on the trip, but I made the decision that --- and a lot of other people did too ?- we were going to go and represent our country, and it ended up being a really good experience.