So im currently sitting in johannesburg airport waiting for the third and final flight to get to australia. With a nine hour wait for the next flight its given me a lot of time to think and reflect on my last 3 weeks. Without a doubt Zanzibar has been one of the most amazing places i have ever visited! I have never felt so welcome anywhere. To feel safe walking alone through an african village at night isnt somethig i thought id feel! The people are also the hap...

So i haven't blogged for a while mainly because i have been ill! First of all last week i go a stomach bug thing which wasnt pretty and now this week i have picked up a chest infection! This has lead to 2 visits to the doctors luckily because the organisation im working with donates and works with the doctor i walk straight in to see him! The first time however it didnt quite go to plan, mark (one of the project staff) and i went to the doctors having not been ab...

So after the relaxation of the weekend came the week with the daily school routine. This week however will be slightly different as its Exam week this week for the English classes. They have grammar, reading, writing, Maths and a verbal test. All of them marked by us. They have to get over 50% in everything to pass up to the next level, if they dont get 50% in one of the exams, even if they get 100% in the others they cannot move up! Its interesting watching the...

Its crazy to think that i had not changed my plans id of been in south africa now! This weekend was spent relaxing at Upendo resort and Coral rock resort both amazing! There is a restaurant at upendo called the rock, when the tide is in it is completly shut off so we had to get the boat back fun times! Not a lot to report for the weekend really very relaxed and chilled looking forward to exam week next week!

So today is the day i decided to extend my stay from a week to 3, i have cancelled the shamwari project in south africa and once again Jenny at STA has saved me life on this one! This week so far has definatly exceeded my expectations and so i am really excited to see what the next 2 weeks has to offer plus the project staff have asked me if i would like to stay longer and apparently they dont do that very often! So today started much the same as the previous d...