Jamie is 30 and once worked at the Ford factory as an

electro-mechanical technician.

But that is all behind him now. He decided to take voluntary

redundancy and go and travel Central and South America.

He spent ten months backpacking from Guatemala to Chile (via

every other country) and on the way had many adventures with

thieves, bars, beaches, Colombian jungles, corrupt officials,

Salsa music, horses, football and surfing.

He met many people from every country imaginable, including

his future wife whom he met in Chile. She is Chilean and he is

Welsh so they have lots of interesting conversations about Tom

Jones, Pinochet, Roberto Martinez and laver bread.

He is currently working freelance as an English teacher and

enjoying it more than he thought he would, given that he used

to detest public speaking.

He enjoys playing football and cricket and loves to learn to

read, write, and travel when he can.