Sorry it has been so long, but life is crazy in Mikandani (the suburb outside Mombasa where I live and work). And the internet here is very slow as well. Thank you very much for your messages...it's great to know that I have so much support back home (Brazil and UK). This weekend I am going to Tsavo East and Tsavo West game parks for a Safari (2 days, 1 night), so I should have some great pictures to share with you all next week. This week I went out with the tea...

Ok a few dayshave gone by and I do apoligise for taking so long to add a new entry, but I've been very busy with the school. Have a look at the pictures if you are curious. The school is simple, but I'm well intoit now. Teaching is great and I'm having a great time with the children and the staff. The creative arts class was my favourite so far, but the kids had nothing to colour so I bought some colouring pencils on Saturday. It was a very hot day yesterday and ...

So today was my first day in Living word school. The place is great, there is a general lack of organization, but all the kids are very nice and well behaved (which is a big contrast from the kids in the UK). The school is quite basic, but it has good teaching standards. I'll be teaching science, english and arts to year 5. Here the classes are separated by level of knowledge and not age, so it is a mixed group. I've bought a few paper pads and tape to try to org...

It's been a couple of days... I've now moved in with jane and her family which is great. The house is small but very cosy so I've felt instantly at home. ellie has been great as well, showing me the ropes and making sure I'm ok. the food is great (so far) and I'm trying a few different things. The place where I live is about 20 minutes outside Mombasa. it is called Mikindani, a small village. My school is about 2 minutes walk and I'll be starting tomorrow with 3 ...

Ok so tonight is my last night in the Manson Hotel in Mombasa and tomorrow I'm moving in to my homestay. I've met the girl I'm sharing with, her name is Ellie, she's Irish and really nice. She says the house is cool. We won't be able to start our placements until wednesay because of some new volunteer stamp thing we need in our passport.So I'll let you all know how things go. We are going to an animal orphanage tomorrow and later in the afternoon we are off to a ...