My Best Bits Sally 1st time I did storytelling My favourite little boy Singing rhymes in a circle for the first time with 50 children, Kedi and Thande. Kalanga wedding Seeing Zebras at Tantebane Game Farm Meeting an expat from Nether Kellet at the rugby club Indian restaurant Linda Community Project - meeting the children and eating mangos from the trees My first safari Seeing elephants for the first time The chameleon White Rhino Giving gifts ou...

Wednesday 22nd December Went to use the computer at TOP Banana, even though it was closed. We had planned to have the final review meeting at 10.00, but as the time of the football match had now been moved to the morning, we had it at 14.00 instead. The meeting went well and Kedi, Petros and Lovemore appeared confident that the work already completed would continue in my absence. They were all happy to work together and we agreed a number of actions that woul...

20.12.10 My Last Week So this morning we set about clearing up the youth centre, packing away the chair covers and bringing the pool tables and other items back in. As we were clearing up, 5 children wandered in, one of whom I had never seen before. Thande told me that he was mentally disabled and this was apparent in his facial expression and gestures. She was very caring towards him, and you can clearly see that she has a big heart. As I was writing a Christma...

13.12.10 Couldn't muster the energy to walk Sally this morning and felt bad. It was an odd day. Without the gala to focus on this morning I felt like a spare part! In the afternoon I asked Wada if she would mind drawing a picture for my mum and she jumped at the chance, seeing her draw, others then wanted to join in so I got out all the stuff and we did that for a few hours. It was lovely. In the midst of this a bit of a fight broke out and Thande handled it ...

10.12.10 I got up at 6.00 and walked Sally - she was ever so pleased. I felt like quite a zombie this morning and it took me a few coffees to get going. I went in with Cecil just before 8 as didn't have the truck - and was glad of the excuse not to be able to go in earlier. When I arrived Kedi updated me on the preparation that had been completed and it all seemed under control as Petros had led me to believe! Great! I wondered whether the staff would have stuck...