Updates
Third Time Lucky
Good news! The engineers/contractors are back for a third attempt at drilling a well, which means we might be getting running water by the time we’re back from our Christmas holidays. If we’re extremely lucky, electricity may follow a few months after that as well! Maybe.
Horse Riding
Did quite a bit of horse riding today, and I must admit thar galloping across the Savannah, with the sun beating down, mountains in the background, and sunglasses on… I felt rather epic!
Good News, Bad News
Good news: today was our first pay day! And just in time too… Harry and I were down to our last few thousand dollars (a few thousand really isn’t much at all, no matter how nice it sounds – it’s about £5). And I know what you’re thinking – we’re volunteers, so why do we … Continue reading
A Whole New Type of “Shopping”
Last night Harry and I went for a walk down into the village to buy some peanuts to snack on. We came back with a little more than peanuts…
Blog Posts!
Sooooooo… I haven’t properly posted anything since I arrived in Sand Creek over 2 months ago – sorry about that, but there’s not a lot of Internet access in the Savannah! Fear not, dear reader, I have not forgotten about you! I’ve been writing a load of blog posts on my phone, just waiting to … Continue reading
Photos of Sand Creek Secondary School
Left to right: the student dorms, the school, and the teacher’s quarters*. * Harry and I share the third apartment along from the left.
It’s the Small Things in Life…
This afternoon I was so happy I actually burst into song*… I got back from school to find that for the first time in nearly 3 weeks we have running water! * Actually, singing is nothing new for me out here… I sing in the apartment, in the staff room, in lessons… I’m actually singing … Continue reading
Birthday!
Today was my birthday, and a pretty awesome birthday it turned out to be. The day started with opening the half a dozen cards my family gave me before I left the UK – very emotional, but a very nice start to the day.
Inter-School Sports
I am happy to announce Sand Creek have WON the South Central Inter-School Sports Contest! First place, for the second year running – very pleased!
