People are slowing coming back to the compound ready for school on Monday. So far we have 5 families out of 10 families.I was worried about everyone coming back again, after having the opportunity to see what it's like when the compound is empty with privacy and silence. But Madam Jane came home Monday and it was great to see her, along with Madam Halimah, who kindly gave us some Avacados from her village. Your just be walking to the long drop at night and your h...

I ran out of time yesterday in the internet cafe so had to round off Zanzibar but for you lucky people I'm back on today, so I can tell you more :)Cats. Zanzibar is full of them. Heather and me came to the conclusion that during the slavery period, they were possibly brought over on the ships to keep the rats away. Agree? :)I had plums everyday. What a yummy treat. Your always see a man walking past with his wheelbarrow of plums. They were so tasty, just like the...

Well I'm glad that was over - 30 hours on a bus through bumpy Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda isn't the best of journeys I've been on, but we survived.We spent the night in YMCA in Tanzania then cuaght the ferry across in the morning to Zanzibar. Just a 2 hour ferry ride and I'm usually okay on water but Heather and me ended up going outside with our sick bags, the waves we getting abit too much but we were okay.As soon as the ferry pulled into Zanzibar, I feel in lov...

Been a bit stressful at the moment...Bascially we've been having some money problems. It all started with Emily, when she couldn't get any money out of the ATM. Her mum emailed her a bank statement of her withdrawals, upon which Emily realised someone else was taking money out her account.When she was in Kenya money was being taken out in Kampala and the same when she was in Lake Bunyoni. She's been onto the fraud squad but it doesn't look like much can be done. ...

New Years Eve some of us in the group stayed in different accomodation. Rosie and Georgia were staying up on Makindye Hill.They told us that on the boda home the driver said he didn't know where he was heading so pulled over to ask another boda driver. When they were driving away Roise realised the other boda was following them. She told the driver and he said nothing was the matter. The girls then asked to get off the boda and he said no picking up speed and dro...