So these are the last few hours in Africa... it simply breaks my heart. This continent gets under your skin. I spent only 4 months here but it seems so wrong to leave. I loved travelling around Africa but I enjoyed even more working and living with Africans. At the beginning I found it a bit frustrating as they definitely do not bother with efficiency, but then I really enjoyed their much more human way of working and living. Africans are truly wonderful huma...

So...it's been almost a month since I've arrived in Accra. I'm really enjoying volunteering for CEPEHRG (Centre for Pupular Education and Human Rights). Apart from teaching human rights in schools, I also help with the Interactive Theatre project and do whatever else they need, from computer training to fundraising. Even though the NGO is not very well organised they are lovely and very open to any suggestion. I feel very lucky as some my housemates are treated...

I arrived in Ghana last Monday. I live in Accra, the capital, in a lovely house with other 10 volunteers. Will upload photos of them soon. Accra is an absolute mess but it was love at the first sight. I'm not sure why I like this city so much. The architecture is definitely not my cup of tea, the traffic is beyond bad and yet the atmosphere is great. Ghanaians are incredibly friendly. I started working pretty much immediately for CEPHERG (Centre for Popular E...

In Nairobi now. The overland tour is over and it feels so strange not to wake up in a tent or travel on the truck all day. I'm so enjoying the bed though, I'm in a 20 dollars a day hotel and yet I feel like a queen! It was such a great adventure, definitely the best trip I've ever had. Living with 20 people 24 hours a day sometimes made me a bit claustrophobic, but overall we had a great time. Some of us struggled a bit. A girl went a bit mad and completely isol...

Arghhhh technology is definitely not on my side! I've being trying to update the blog but I don't seem to be able to upload pictures here or on Facebook. Anyway, I'm now in Zanzibar. Stonetown is incredibly fascinating. Even though it's falling into pieces it retains immense charm and elegance. We are now on the beach up north. The sea is beautiful but the place is a bit of a turists trap. Tomorrow we are on the move again towards Serengeti national park. It w...