Updates
Generic Update…
Soooo, general sit-rep on the year so far….
Post From Home!
My first bit of post from home arrived today from my awesome Aunt Ruth – thank you Aunt R!!! Judging by the post mark it took 7½ weeks to get here, so the other letters that people assure me are en-route shouldn’t be more than a few more weeks away 😀 Other news – had … Continue reading
Oh the Irony…
A few days I wrote letters home to my family updating them on everything going on, as well as assuring them I was in very good health out here. I also wrote a blog post to the same tune, tantamount to boasting about how healthy I’ve been… So of course, I’ve spent the last 36 … Continue reading
Fundraiser Today
Today is a PTFA fundraising day for the primary and secondary schools… which means music, sports and lots of food (and no school)! As I write it’s about half past 1 and I’ve already had breakfast, lunch, a big chunk of roast chicken, a plate of chow mein and pork, a couple of donuts, a … Continue reading
Today I…
Today, I laughed so hard I fell out of my hammock. That is all.
Reise Reise!
I’m in a Jeep, blasting along a dirt road in the Savannah, listening to Rammstein. My life may well be complete.
Happy World Teachers’ Day!
Happy World Teachers’ Day! We never celebrated this back home, but here it’s a big thing. I’ve had no lessons today, but instead a general assembly with songs, dances, poems, moral talks, etc, a big lunch with all staff and students eating together, handmade cards from students and even presents! UK teachers, take note: this … Continue reading
May Have Saved A Man’s Life…
This morning I spotted a snake beneath our head master’s desk. After catching it with a bucket and a broom, we confirmed that it’s known here as a “double headed snake” (because its tail looks just like its head) and its bite can be fatal… good job I spotted it really!
U Jelly?
I’m writing this as I lie in a hammock, strung up in the shade between two trees, listening to the creek calmly running by. I’ve got a very fresh drink of coconut water (they just chop the top off a fresh coconut and stick a straw in), for once the insects are leaving me alone, … Continue reading
House Guests
I’ve realised I’m becoming remarkably blasé about wildlife in my house… last night I found two lizards in my bathroom, this morning I spotted a decent sized spider watching me from my roof, and there’s a frog who lives in my shower (I call him Kermit). Oddly enough, none of these animals (or their many … Continue reading
