Monday, 11 May 2009

Home At Last - Feb 2008

- Me and my big brother
Our Domonic n his big mouth!(seen this picture before oz!)
Our David n his funny face! Bless!
-The kit finally unpacked!
Dennis, me n my mam!
The Clan (missing Adam tho aw!)
Cheeky faces!!!
- The big Accident (Scar Face!)
Hi Everyone
Well thats it the big trip is all over and I'm back safe n sound in Kettering with my brother and his family, my mam and stepdad Dennis came too to see me. Coming into land at Heathrow I can remember thinking back on what a fabulous adventure I had had and how many new friends I had met who I know will be with me for the rest of my life and yep I can tell you I had a few tears when those wheels finally hit that London tarmac, I was back in the UK. No more waiting around in the airport for the next boarding, no more looking for where need to be and who was I going to meet. But hey life is for living and I really felt like I had lived it to the full this last year.
Our Steven met me at the airport, with my flipflops n jeans n t\shirt I looked bit worn out but happy to see him, I didnt realise till then how much I had missed my family and friends back here in the UK. As you all might know now it was a sad morning too as we got news of my cousin Trevor death which was totally unexpected but looking back now will be a day I will never forget, the end of my journey and his! We headed home to Kettering and had lovely family meal and the Tamworth crewe headed over to see me too which was lovely. Then headed over to Bridlington for few days where I had all my boxes of goodies I had posted back home. It was like xmas for sure and brought back so many memories, definately the best thing I did was post them all home.
I headed back home the next week and met up with all the girls which was fabulous and yes unfortunately I had an accident yep the pool table and pint glass won the fight!! The scar is fading now but its there on the face as a reminder, what can I say go right round the world and not a scratch and hey back in the UK 2wks and I'm in A & E ha ha!!!!!
Back in my house and started to unpack the boxes and try to settle back into real life again. This was hard initially but gradually the routine slips back, headed back to work April 2008 but a week later than usual as got a really bad flu virus. I thought I had malaria ha ha honest was bit scary but hey I survived!!
Well time to sign off and this will be my last every entry in the blog. I am going to get it published into a book so I can look back when I'm in my nursing home and remember 'when I went round the world'. Can see me now sat rocking ha ha!!! But before I end I need to say a BIG THANK YOU to each and everyone of you, famliy, friends, work colleagues and anyone else who followed my trip through my blog. THANK YOU for your lovely kind,positive comments, for the new friends I made, the laughs, tears and treasured memories. They are all locked away inside my head and I am sure they will get brought back to the fore over the next few years for sure.
Luv n hugs always Kaye. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Thursday, 24 July 2008

24.01.08 - 12.02.08 - Africa, Lake Malawi - Animal n Football Antics

Our Goat!
Our Goat!
'The Team!'

24.01.08 - 12.02.08 - Africa, Lake Malawi - Nights out n happenings!!

Stevie, Dougs n Me
Famous Louisha Banda (malawi singer)n the groupies!!
Cool Kids!
Floating Restaurant!
Me, Neale n Saul
Harry resting - African time!
Computer, Stevie n Katherine
Practice the Dougle!!
Aw Dougs asleep!!
More Dougling!!
No comment!!
Im on the Bushpig!

Monday, 7 July 2008

24.01.08 - 12.02.08 - Africa, Lake Malawai - Nights out and happenings!!

The donuts!!!!
Rose very happy!
My leaving do
Neales south African war dance!
New Crazy in MonkeyBay!
James and Dougs!
Me n Ian
Katherines leaving do!
'The threesome'
'The gang'

Wednesday, 23 January 2008

23.01.2008 - Africa, Lake Malawi - Kids and more kids ahhh!!!

The Drum we bought for the school!
The old drum!
My Class Standard 2!
Headmasters Children!
Standard 1 learn under the tree!
Hiya Guys
Sos been while for updates but got loads to tell you. Teaching is very challenging I have approx 138 kids standard 2 in my class well cant call it a class room more like a store room, no desks, just blackboard and floor for them to sit on but the so happy and so want to learn. We getting by some how with bits of Chichewa Ive learnt and lots of sign language, knew that would pay off some time soon. ha ha!!!
New guys joined us two weeks ago, Neale, Ian, Carl, Tracy, Sarah, Jake and James. Carl and Ian now headed off back to south Africa and Katherine back to UK. We are defo having fun and had few good drinking parties with photos to prove it.
Well not long now and I be heading back to UK and look forward to seeing you all soon. Luv and hugs always. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Thursday, 3 January 2008

20.12.07 - 03.01.08 - Africa, Lake Malawi, Monkey Bay - HAPPY NEW YEAR

New Years Eve Sunset!
Me, Doogs n Rose party!
Meet 'Lemon Squeeze'
Mr Computer 'Come on!'
Drink n be merry!
Our xmas decs!
Xmas Eve!
Our xmas pudding n Joanna (aka Doogs!)
Xmas Eve!
Goats n more goats!
Our friendly spider!
Our Ducks and babies before Benji killed them off one by one!
Aw Symba n Benji (dont be fooled he's a killer dog!)
Village children!
Me and some of the kids
Hiya Guys
Hope you all had fab xmas and new year!!!!

Quick entry on the blog just here for the weekly internet fix, but hard cos by the time I read all your lovely emails and check facebook, the time has gone!!! Anyway had quiet xmas and new year was more rowdy, we went up to Cape McClear and there was lots of drink and shenanigans had!!!! Homesickness has gone now, feeling much more settled and enjoying the african way of life, layed back and chilling ha ha!!

House here is great, comfortable and we go to work every morning and have afternoons and weekends off. There are three other volunteers with me at the moment, Katherine 18yrs, Joanna 28yrs and Steve 49yrs, there are another 4 coming on monday 7th Jan. Food canney but hard cos not lots of variety but only another 6wks then back in good old UK!!!!

The Malawian people are very friendly and also poor, poverty is unreal, honest we dont know how well off we are back in the Western World!!!! Weather is hot but rainy season too. The lake is beautiful and surrounding country reminds me of Hawaii!! Got lots of stories to tell you all just dont have time to put on here every week so keeping a written diary and will update blog when get home for sure.