Life in South Africa is still lovely! Although the heat makes it increasingly hard to keep to our timetable...our classroom is so hot so we end up going outside for very long playtimes! The kids still want to learn though, and we usually end up sitting in the shade singing songs and learning different words and colours...they've been so rowdy today though, they won't sit still! Outside work we've been doing more things...had lunch at the volunteer office at Im...

I can't believe its already the second week! Just finished another morning of lessons - the kids learnt how to say they are happy and sad, and how to draw their best friends! v cute - got a pic of them all lying on the floor in a circle drawing with their little clipboards, will post it up wen I can! Im really loving it here, it all feels so natural to get up everyday and go and teach. The lady who runs the centre, Aurelia, said that the other day a few parent...

So I'm finally here in South Africa!!! It's been brilliant so far! I arrived on Monday and we got taken to a hostel to settle in and get to know the other i-2-i volunteers. We did some African drumming and sinigng which was really fun and took a walk on the beach at sunset...the sky was streaked with red and orange...and on the other side was the moon coming out behind these hazy purple clouds..it was so surreal to be there. The past few days I've been volunteeri...