Hi, So in this v hot country I have managed to get a cold! I think it must be going from air-con to hot environment all the time! I lead a reading group in the Library the other day which I enjoyed. Like in primary school the girls are put on a certain level of reading book. All the books in the library are donations and bizarely they are all Enid Blyton etc, so I am reading the famous five etc with the girls! They have baby sitters club books which some are re...

Hello! Well since my last blog I did indeed go to the fish spa and get my feet eaten! I think my feet must be really in bad condition becuase I had nearly a whole shoal at one point eating my feet whereas some people had very few! You all side round the side of a spa like pool and dip your feet in. It was packed! It takes a bit of getting used to, it doesnt hurt and mostly tickles! Since then I have been busy lesson planning and teaching. I am currently in an i...

Hello! Well since my last blog I have been to Melaka and back! Melaka is south of KL, about a two hour bus ride away. The buses are so cheap here, about two pounds each way, which when you compare it to the price of just the local bus in Northampton is amazing. Anway I made it to Melaka and got a taxi to the hostel I was staying at as the local bus didnt seem to turn up! All taxi's work on fixed rates in Malaysia which is a good thing as it too my taxi a while...

Hello! Well I am nearing the end of my first week of teaching, I have taught six lessons so far! I am teching three classes. To explain a little, there are about 80 trainees and they all study one of five courses; healthcare, kindergarten,culinary & bakery, tailoring and computers and accountancy. I am teaching English (and as of next week a few computer classes) to the Culinary and Bakery girls, Sewing and Tailoring and the healthcare girls. I get incre...

Hi, So my first day of teaching is over, but luckily I just shadowed Jen for the first day and got to know the ropes about eating in the canteen and where certain classrooms are etc. I have my first lesson on my own tomorrow and I am very scared! I have done a rough lesson plan and will finish it tonight before bed. As its not a school as such, and the lessons we do would not happen if we were not here, there is no curriculum for us to follow, so we just teach ...