This week the school had Mid-Term exams, so lessons didn't take place and children sat test papers.Madam Brenda the Primary 1 teacher wasn't at school and nor was Vic as she had to be in Kampala sorting out University issues. So I was with the P1's 8-4pm doing test papers. It may sound easy enough but trying to explain to 20 children who can't understand English what they're supposed to be doing was very frustrating and hard work. This was exactly the same on Tue...

Friday Heather, Rory, Ben, Molkie and me haeded to Rwanda as we had to re-new our Visas. A 10 hour bus journey took us to Kigali were we spent the night at St Pauls, a little hostel run by nuns. Saturday I decided to head to South Rwanda, Gikongoro, whilst the other stayed in Kigali as they hadn't been before.Gikongoro was one of the worst struck areas during the Genocide of 1994. I was wanting to go to a school were 50,000 Tutsis were killed.A Technology School ...

We weren't at school Monday as it was Womens Day, a public holiday.We headed into Kampala to meet others in the group and just spent they day treating ourselves. Milkshake and pizza in New York Kitchen, then the cinema to see Invictus. It was a lovely film. Tuesday was my first day back at school and I was actually a little nervous going back, as I had to get back into the role of teacher, back in the swing of lessons but it went just fine.All the children were e...

First things first - Very sorry I haven't been online, I haven't been very well so haven't had the opportunity to come into town. I hadn't been feeling very well all week, very up and down, not myself at all and then on Wednesday I saw dark blood on my feaces. So I was straight to the doctors.Dr Stockley said it might me a Paracite in my Intestine and gave me some tablets to take. He said they were going to make me sick so said if it would be possible to stay in...

Yesterday I made 6 months in Uganda! Can you believe it!?I'm not lieing when I say I have never felt months fly by as I have here!When we first arrived we were asked to complete a form for Project Trust called 'First Impressions'I wanted to share my first impressions with you and how I'm feeling now :)ArrivalMy initial feelings stepping off the aeroplane was panick... I didn't have any suncream on and it was hot! This red head was going to burn on her first day.A...