6th MarchTo do list:Buy a bicycleI never know when James sneezes until it's too late. He always manages to sneeze when I'm talking to children on the other side of the room. James is only 3 and hasn't understood the concept of either sniffing back up what he has let out or calling 'teacher' for help. He just sits there, snot hanging down to his chin, helpless. My Sunday morning class varies from 3 years old up to 8. James repeats everything I say, literally every...

3rd March'Legs crossed? Check. Straight back? Check. Right hand placed in my left hand? Check. Head slightly tilted? Check. Eyes slightly closed? Check. And now to focus on my breathing' 15 minutes isn't long to just relax, should be a dodal! 'In through my nose and out through my mouth. In and out. In and out' My thoughts interupt this process. I start again focusing on my breathing. Thoughts, ideas, things to do, all these things. 'How long was that? 5 minutes,...

26th FebLisa was ringing me, "Emma please can you do me a favour? Please can you read my oral essay and help me improve it? I'll email it to you" Lisa had been away from school taking part in Star test training. Felix and Freda passed and can now sit the exams at the school, Lisa unfortunatly failed last time, so finger and toes were crossed that she would pass tomorrow evening. I checked my mail and was suprised. Lisa's English is good, but writing it ...

23rd FebWalking down a small alley, Andy spotted a Chinese character reading 'Noodles' and so decided it would be our best bet for something to eat. Walking through some large wooden doors, a little table and two stools was all that could be seen. Is this it? A lady came from out back and Andy said he ordered 2 dishes of some kind. Whatever he'd said ended up being a great choice; 2 big, hot dishes of noodle and meat were brought to us, as the lady explained that...

19th FebTwo young boys of maybe 6 or 7 years old, with their rosey cheeks from the bitter wind and their dirty, worn out clothes, try to entice passer buyers to purchase a bunny rabbit or gold fish with some cheeky banter and cute smiles. I watch this scene for over 10 minutes. Clearly the education isn't there, the money isn't strong within their family, but they're not begging or, stealing, perhaps just boldly over charging but in a way that didn't seem to put ...