Howzit!!! That is how the South Africans greet you, and obviously after a month I am now a fully fledged local!!! Wow, we leave tomorrow.....can't believe it......emotions are very much happy ones that I have had this experience, met some wicked people (some true friends for life), and seen the most amazing sights....the children will stay with me forever, and this is by far not the end of my involvement with the home....our departure last Friday was nowehere ne...

Helllooooooooooooo everyone, hope you are all well?? Once again just wanna thank all for your lovely messages on the message board, absolutely love reading them xxx Day off today, gonna try and load some pics in a min, but remembered that I missed the whole of last weekend out, how could I???!!!! Vanessa and I are in Fish Hoek, buying lots of little bits and bobs to go in 22 little party bags for Group C on Friday, we are throwing them a little party....bit of f...

Hellllllloooo, well its about 30 degrees here today hehe!!! Not to rub it in that most of you have been suffering the snow!!!! Just got off the train and will do my best to get this next update done before everyone gets hungry and wants to leave the internet cafe..... have decided that I am going to tell you about a day in the life of me out here....the day is last Friday....I keep re-reading the blog and thinking "it is just so difficult to put into words ...

Hello hello hello!!!! Right, we have just arrived at the biggest shopping centre in the southern hemisphere....I kid you not!!!! It's called Canal Walk in Cape Town, it is absolutely massive.....and my god what a contrast to the real world outside it...as we drove into the car park a child of about 8 was barefoot begging for money at the traffic lights....where is the justice.....so as I am now a penny pinching traveller, I decided to take some time to update yo...

Helllllooooo everyone!!! Firstly thanks to everyone for their messages.....it really is cool to hear from everyone at home xxx Ok, have uploaded some pics today.....a very nice guy in the internet cafe helped me but it was a little traumatic (hehe), so I have selected a few that I think sum up the story so far, I hope you enjoy :-) I have a load from the orphanage and they are gorgeous, but I have become immensely protective of these children over the last few...