This week has been wonderful with Sarah the new English teacher! As this was her trial week, she taught the majority of the classes which left me with more free time to spend with the kids and watch them in their other classes. The one class I've been wanting to watch for a while has been their capoeira class which is a Brazilian martial arts class combined with acrobatics and dance. The teacher of this class, Alex is from Brazil and he is amazing! Watching t...

Yay! As I walked into breakfast this morning, Yulia asked if I had met the new teacher! What a nice surprise. I knew the school was looking for a second teacher to assist me but last I heard, they could not find anyone. Sarah is from the UK and is on trial for this week, so I'm not sure if they'll want her permanently or not but for now it's so good to have another English speaking person around.

Every week on my way to Akuna Matata school, I pass a pyramid in the middle of nowhere. It's fascinated me from the first day I passed it. Alex the driver, does not speak a word of English so we just listen to music the entire 30 minute drive to the school and there is no way I can ask him what this pyramid is all about. After weeks of driving past it, I decided to google it to find out more. A Russian by the name of Alexander Golod built this pyramid claimin...

Hustle and bustle so early in the morning! Today the middle and senior groups are putting on a play for their parents. The floors and walls have been washed, the rooms are all spotless and everyone is looking their best! Aphelia has been busy in the kitchen since the weekend, cooking and baking for today. Each child was given a gift bag filled with baked goods to take home. The middle group started off with their play. The room was packed with parents so un...

I woke up once again to minus temperatures which will continue as we approach winter and will be around for quite a few months, I think until at least March, but that did not stop me from piling on the layers to go shopping. Looking and feeling like the Michelin Man, I wobbled through the estate to get to the bus stop and had to stop to take photos as I passed the ponds. They're starting to ice up and have either snow floating around them or big broken pieces of...