Week 2 Jo'burg. Another week has flown by and the adventure continues. We are both really enjoying our work, this week Dipa has changed classes at the School for Children with Learning Disabilities to work in a class for children with moderate to severe disabilities. Many of these kids also have medical conditions that make learning even more difficult and they need more one-on-one attention in class. She's really enjoying helping in this class because it fee...

Week 2 Jo'burg. Another week has flown by and the adventure continues. We are both really enjoying our work, this week Dipa has changed classes at the School for Children with Learning Disabilities to work in a class for children with moderate to severe disabilities. Many of these kids also have medical conditions that make learning even more difficult and they need more one-on-one attention in class. She's really enjoying helping in this class because it fee...

Week 1 in Johannesburg: Wow - what an amazing first week! It has really flown by and we have quickly settled into life in Jozie. Firstly a little about Dipa's work. She is spending her mornings working in a school for children with learning disabilities. The school is very well organised and caters for children from disadvantaged backgrounds between the ages of 7 -15 with mild to moderate learning disabilities. The 8am starts are proving a bit of a challen...

Hi all, We have arrived safely in Jo'burg. Picking up and driving Jonny's hire car from the airport to Parkhurst (where we are staying) after little or no sleep on the overnight flight was fun.....let's just say we saw more of downtown Johannesburg than we needed to on the first day! You will see attached a picture of the amazing hire car we both have got for the next month - the Chevrolet Spark with it's lack of power steering and air conditioning can not b...