The day of rest :) and that's what I did!! It was the first day of my trip that I actually had no plans! I didn't feel well when I woke, it was strange but felt really breathless and like I was full of the cold. The breathless feeling was scary. I was awake about 8am because of Carielle and Jessica going to the gospel church and to the tea plantation, after they had left I managed to sleep for a wee bit longer. We watched 'social network' film late morning w...

Well it's Saturday and another day back at Mukeu school! It's optional to do volunteer projects at weekends so today there was only Chris, Allyssa, Jess, Sophia and me! The rest were either having a day off or helping at His Image which is the baby orphanage. Our aim today was to handwash all the old sheets and blankets! Chris and Allyssa had already ordered new linen from the market but these blankets hadn't been washed in, goodness knows how long!! It was a b...

Well it's Saturday and another day back at Mukeu school! It's optional to do volunteer projects at weekends so today there was only Chris, Allyssa, Jess, Sophia and me! The rest were either having a day off or helping at His Image which is the baby orphanage. Our aim today was to handwash all the old sheets and blankets! Chris and Allyssa had already ordered new linen from the market but these blankets hadn't been washed in, goodness knows how long!! It was a b...

Wowzer just about 2 weeks since I left home, and it honestly feels like yesterday! Still having an absolute blast and today was no different :) Today was meant to be a day working at the slums in Nairobi and visiting the markets BUT now its regarded as not safe for westerners :( it was a day of hard graft instead!! I definatly mean hard graft, it was at Mukeu, the school for disabled children that I helped at last week! The volunteers that normally work there (...

Yes Kenya can be freezing, cold and miserable too - just like home! This morning it was horrible - had both my hoodie and jacket on! I was asked to work in the CCC today, which is further away from the health centre but still part of it. It's called Comprehensive Care Clinic for TB and HIV patients!! It was really interesting, I was handing out their treatment drugs, working in the records room, recording treatments and giving them their next appointment! The n...