Wow, no work today - we are not allowed to go due to a violant breakout in our township - "taxi wars" as its being referred as gangs fight over business to run the local minivans - shootings etc which seems very hard to believe after being there yesterday but its very real and the second outbreak over the last month which got very serious so im quite happy to have the day off .... this crashed so now picking it up again a few days later!! We spent wed ...

I moved in with my host family yesterday - Brenda is the house mother, a lovely warm lady wo seems very laid back, and her son Jason who works for Projects abroad doing inductions and running a surf program. Her daughter Kayla and husband Charles im yet to meet as I crashed out early last night after my induction in preparation for my first day in the creche today. Other volunteers had told me a little of what to expect (I think pre warm me really) as the place r...

OK ... Blimey - alot of catching up to do - for anyone considering doing an online blog in future can I suggest there is no point unless you carry a laptop (which im suprised to find quite a few people do these days when travelling) anyway my point is is spend alot of t6ime worrying about not having done it and where to find an internet cafe and thenb I get distracted and just dont get round to it so a handwritten diary woud be much more effective!!! Anyway goin...