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!

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'

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

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.