If I liked the taste of coffee, I would currently be drinking about ten cups of it a day, instead I have resorted to sugary food in an effort to stay awake and keep going. This weekend was possibly one of the best but yet most exhausting of my time in Tanzania. From Orkeeswa School, 63 students and ten staff members set off on Friday morning to spend the weekend competing at sports at an international boarding school in Moshi (a town near Kilimanjaro). I neve...

So, to make life slightly easier for myself this week and due to it continuing to be busy I have decided to write one post that I can put up on both my blogs that I write- about being in Tanzania and about autism, it therefore made sense to combine the two of them for this week. While I have not mentioned it on my Tanzania blog before, on the whole I am fairly open about being autistic and see it as a positive thing (although it inevitably brings along many chall...

This week has been a hot one, however the rains have begun and slowly, slowly things are turning into a more greenish hue which makes a nice change from the constant dust. The rains here are interesting, it never seems to drizzle or just rain normally but instead with such a force that the outside world floods, you can't hear anyone speak and the thought of going everywhere quickly leaves your mind. Then it will stop as quickly as it starts, it gets very warm, th...

The last week has flown by incredibly fast. In fact it is now only four weeks until I come home for Christmas. Time here is definitely a strange thing- everything is either extremely fast or very slow with very little in between. I have long lists planned for the food I am I am looking forward to eat when I come back to Scotland, and am excited to use a washing machine, shower and be able to drink tea without having to boil water for five minutes first again (and...

The last two weeks have been slightly odd ones with elections, lots of changes at the school, continuing to settle in and an increased workload. For some reason I cannot sleep past 4am and so I'm feeling pretty tired a lot of the time and still recovering from being ill two weeks ago. However, waking up really early has meant I have managed to fit more into my day! I also moved rooms this weekend and am now no longer sharing. Even though it's only been 24 hours...