Now I have been here for over a week I think it is time to write a second instalment as SO much seems to have happened and it is just getting better and better! I now have a timetable of sessions with small groups of girls during the day which is brilliant as it means that I am doing a bit more than troubleshooting homework problems and I can plan something vaguely constructive. I usually try to do a mixture of revision of what they are doing at school as well ...

It's been a great first week here with with some wonderful times though I can say without a shadow of a doubt that I have been taken out of my comfort zone! While definitely excited, I was also seriously nervous about the whole adventure, but my immediate fears were very much laid to rest by the wonderful welcome that I received from Khadija, the housemother and all the girls. I was taken into the dining room where they were doing their homework and was kissed ...