Last bit,

We arrived in Cape town in the morning which gave us plenty of time to check into our hostel. When we arrived it was clear skies and about 25 degrees. which seemed the perfect weather to climb table mountain. By the time we had finished in the hostel got to table mountain a cloud was starting to form. And by the time we got to the top the cloud was so thick you could't see the ground. However by the time we had had a coffee walked round the top the cloud started to move on and we got a glimpse at the incredible view of cape town and down to cape point.

Our first night in cape town was relatively quite, however we did get to know the hostel barmen quite well. The next morning we woke up late and wondered in to cape town to see what we could find. Cape town was a bit of a shock to the system after experiencing ghana, and egypt. Cape town is like any large European city and was unbelievable different to any other part of africa i had been to.

We made our way down to the water front and started shopping around for some good activities to do. After not to long we found a good price for a shark dive!

The next morning we got up at 4:30 to meet the bus for 5. we traveled about 2 hours up the coast to one of the most popular shark diving spots in south africa. By 9 o'clock we where on the boat and in the sea. By 10 we where diving. The diving was amazing, we where in a metal cage and the sharks got so close that the occasionally hit the cage. The trip was about 4 hours long and with about 20min each in the water. to be honest any longer and you would have frozen. even with the wet suits.

That night Everybody from the truck went out to dinner to say good bye to people like me who where leaving it. We went to a african restaurant that severed game meat which was excellent.

The next day i packed up and headed for the airport.

I flew to johannesburg which is about an hour and a half flight. where i met ash's dad, we drove for about 2 hours to Mikaikai a game farm where ash and two of her friends where staying. this was a great end to my trip. to see ash (who i hadn't seen in 14 weeks) and to stay in a place which had all the luxuries and more that i hadn't had in months.

now i have been home for 2 weeks. and i cant believe its all over as i spent so much time working for it and planning it. but o well time for uni and to start dreaming up my next trip.

Oasis tour,

After leaving joburg i arrived in Victoria falls (Zimbabwe) at about 2 o'clock but after struggling through immigration and arguing with a taxi driver i eventually got to the camp we where staying at around 4pm. Giving me enough time to squeeze a quick bungee jump in. I arrived at the camp and soon found the big yellow truck that we have been traveling on. I met up with the tour leader, Sam, and she assured me i could get a quick jump in with another girl who was looking to do it. We jumped into the back of a bakkie (pick up) and drove to the Zambia border as the jump was on the other side. We managed to get to the bridge 15min before i closed so where rushed through the procedures and strapped up. Firstly i did the bungee a 110 meter fall (which was terrifying) closely followed by a bridge swing which has the same fall but swings you across the river instead on bouncing you above it. The day was hectic, i left South Africa at 11am, landed in Zimbabwe at 2pm, crossed into Zambia at about 3.30pm and jumped off a bridge a 4pm. All before i had even met the group i was traveling with.

That night i met the group all 24 people that i would be traveling with for the next three weeks. There are people from all over and of all ages making the experience much more interesting.

The next moring we left for botswana ( my 4th country in 24 hours ). Botswana was a surprise with almost all the roads we traveled on being tar but very straight. Some of the roads where straight as far as you could see but with long grass and trees on either side we often stopped for elephants that wanted to cross the road. We traveled through botswana heading for Chobe national park where we did a river cruise on a large flat based boat. The cruise was excellent as we saw lots of game from the river an angel i have never experienced, it was also great to test my knowledge that i picked up in Kruger NP.

A day or so later we headed for The Okavango Delta the biggest oasis in the world where the river from the rain forest in Uganda a Rwanda is absorded into the sand of the Kalahari desert and never reaches the sea. At the okavango we did a three day trip into the delta. Taking with us food, tents, water and everything we would need for the two night. To get into the delta we had to travel by mokoro ( cannoe dug out of a sausage tree, however for saftey most are now fiber glass ). The mokoros took us on a 3 hour trip into the delta through long reeds and open water ways. It was a clear day and about 30 degrees which made me feel slightly sorry for the poler on the back who pushes the mokoro with a 15 foot pole. After about 3 hours we found a spot to make camp and then set off on a game walk to have a look round the island we had landed on.

For the next two days we did a couple of walks and mokoro trip to see what game we could find and also had a go at pushing the mokoro which was surprisingly hard.

After the Delta we drove for a couple of days pulling into towns to grab supplies and pulling off the road into the bush to make a rough camp for the night. After a few days driving we left Botswana and entered Namibia and drove to Etosha NP (national park). Where we saw lots of game and a few things i hadn't seen yet like ghemsbok, Heaterbeast, springbok and jackels. We did a two day safari and stayed at a great camp site which had a watering hole with viewing decks and dimmed lights so we could watch all night. After dinner we went down to the watering hole with sleeping bags and water planning to spend the nigh there. And it payed off. At about 11o'clock we had a black rhino appear from the darkness and come to drink closely followed by 6 white rhinos making it an unbelievable viewing of 7 rhinos with black and white rhinos integrating. After they left an elephant and a couple of giraffe. After that we had several hours of nothing which lead to us falling asleep. However we where soon woken by two young male lions roaring as they came down to drink.

After ethosha we started heading south, staying in places like the hamesburg mountains and other ranges where we found cave paintings. After a few days driving and a day or two to go before we reached or next destination (Swakopmund). Me and a few others left to truck for a night to watch the 20 20 world cup final which we managed to find on a tv in a bar in a small fiushing town and also manged to find great accomidation for the night. The next morning we left early and managed to get to Swakopmund before the truck and checked into the hostel and awaited their arrival.

Swakopmund was amazing right on the skeleton coast of nambia where the desert and ocean meet. There we had the option to do some adrenaline sports. After consulting my budget i decided to skydive, sand bored and quadbike. Which where all amazing experiences, especialy the skydive where we traveled to 10,000 feet and fell to 4000.

After that we traveled to stelin bosh and did wine tasting and i am now in cape town SA.

I am now home in a week and will write again there to finish this off. :(

Kruger,

Well after a month in the kruger i am almost a field guide! After looking through the modules and deciding that i was there for a safari and not to gain a qualification i pulled out of the exams which gave me a lot more time go on game drives and concentrate on the more interesting modules, rather then memorising which rock consist of which minerals.

At the start of the course everybody was signed up for the exam and at the end only 5 of the original 13 sat it. The course was a lot of fun and allowed us to learn everything about the animals, thier behaviour (breeding patterns and social structure) and thigs like birds, trees and how it all works together. We also got a theory lesson in off road driving with the specialist landrovers then a practical driving up an enourmous rock and down the other side.

After we had done this we where allowed to do ll the driving and we where also taught how to approch dangerous game. My first time being the driver on a game drive was quite exciting as the first animals i approached was a huge pair of female lions.

We spent almost everyday going on game drives and if we had to study through some of the modules we would drive to a dam and watch the hippo's while working. The camp also organised up activities like a sleep out on the rock which we had driven up, Where we would take turns being on watch through out the night keping an eye out for leopard, lion and Hyena.

The trip flew buy and as soon as i had started to get to know people i was already saying good bye. Just like ghana it was a great group from all over the world. I am curently at Ash's dads factory in J'burg and am going to be flying out to zimbabwe in a few hours. traveling all the way back to cape town. No idea when i will next have internet but will try and write again before i return home in just under a month now.

leaving ghana, cairo and kruger,

well leaving ghana was not as dramatic this time and the plane had enough fule but the trip was longer then i could have ever anticipated. i left Kumasi at abour 9ish and travelled for a good seven hours to the airport. tacking two taxis and a coach. after arriving at the airport i then sat for another 3 hours waiting for check in. After i dont now how long i got onto the plane and we set off for
Cairo ( the opposite direction to south Africa). We landed at about 7am, where i had a 16hour stop over. I was told that i could not go through to departures untill 5 hours before my flight. After thinking that i was going to have to sit for 11 hours with out food or water, only a duty free where i could buy fags and booze, i was informed that i would be put into a hotel for that day.

On arrival at the hotel i met a south African girl Steff, who was on my flight and both having a free day we made the effort to get out and see the pyramids. As we where leaving we met an Egyption called Hassan who was also on a stop over. Thinking it was a good idea to have some one who had a native tongue we set out for the pyramids.

Cairo is an amazing place i felt it was more like the middle east then africa and the general culture was extremely diff rent to ghana. We soon figured out that all they seemed to care for was MONEY, and they weren't shy to ask for tips. after eventually getting to the pyramids (after our driver had stopped at his cousins shop and insist we buy something, before he would drive on.) we went into a travel guides office where he convinced us the only route to the pyramids was by camel, horse or cart. so being in egypt we decided to take a Camel. after a good 30 minutes on a very uncomfortable Camel we arrived at the pyramids to find people walking around them and even drivng up to them. However apart from all the hassle they where quite stunning. Although very diff rent from how they look in the pictures. for example they are right on the edge of the city.

After a good 56 hours traveling i arrived in Hoedspruit SA and was met by some friends i made in my first trip to SA. I spent two days on their game farm where i barley moved, relaxed and read. raising my head every so often to see an elephant of giraffe.

On the monday moring i returned to the airport to find, my transfer to kruger. The camp is great, we are right in the bus and have only a very small fence around us about two foot high, with a high wire to stop elephant. however with the electricity not always working it hasnt stopped lions and leopards from walking through. Making it quite unsetteling at night.

anyway my time in the Int cafe is running out so must stop, although i still have more to write.

i will write again on the 3rd of May when i get to johannesburg.

Last weekend and last couple of days in Ghana,

This week has been very strange for me, as i have returned for such a short time and many of the volunteers who where here when i arrived, like Annie and Flo, left on Saturday. Also more of the volunteers are taking a few weeks off to travel, so i will not see them again :( . On Friday we went out to the one and only Mango down bar to wish Annie, Flow and the others a last good bye. But aswell as a few leaving there are about 5 new volunteers i havn't met as i went home.

we left the bar at about 1:00am. Me, Vera, Dries and Babette headed back to Agric ( where we left ) after dropping Vera off at her house i headed home. On arrival i discovered that the house was locked, although i had told my host i would be very late. After 15 minuets i was unable to wake anybody i rang Vera. Luckily she was still awake and had a spare bed in her house. In the morning I had to wait until the house was empty to make my escape, as her host family would have been very upset to see me emerge from her room. Escaping quietly i finally got home.

On the Saturday we traveled about an hour out side of Kumasi so lake Basumchwi (spelt something like that) . The trip was very quick, we took two tro's so the entire trip only cost us about 2 pounds. It was great not to have to travel far as i had just arrived in Ghana a week before and on Wednesday i will travel to South Africa. We stayed at the lake point hotel which is very secluded and away from the local villages, Making it a great place to catch up on sleep with out being harassed by street merchants.

I have one more day at the Kumasi children home tomorrow, it was a real shame that i could not have gone there sooner as my work seems much more appreciated then at the school. On Wednesday morning i will travel to Accra and catch a Flight to Cairo, i will land at Cairo on Thursday at 7.15am and my flight to South Africa leaves at 11.45pm. I will then Land on Friday in Johannesburg at 7.00am, waiting again until 12:00 to catch a 1 hour Flight to Hoedspruit to meet some friends i met on my last trip to South Africa before i head into the Kruger National Park to start my course.

I can not wait to get to South Africa as the heat in Ghana is starting to get unbearable.
I do not know when i will next get to an Internet Cafe but i will try and write again soon.

well back in Ghana,

After a quick retreat home, i am back out in Ghana (the gate way to Africa).

Flying home three weeks ago was a relief, a Gap from my Gap year. It was great to have a proper wash, eat some real food and see everybody, especially Ash. But the best part was finally sorting out what was wrong with me and restoring my health. However i was sad to be leaving all the other volunteers. Arriving home was a strange experience changing from 30 degrees to 5 degrees, and driving on proper roads in proper cars with people actually obeying the rules of the road.

Arriving back in Ghana on Saturday night was a grounding experience. I landed at 9:30 pm after spending an hour getting through immigration and collecting my bag, I walked out the terminal to find no rep from Projects abroad waiting for me. After searching for an hour i called my rep in Kumasi, 100 miles away. 45 minuets later i received a phone call telling me that Nemi was asleep and was not answering his phone and they would try an order a taxi for me. I waited at the airport for another hour, by this time nearly everyone had left and standing out like a saw thumb, people started to ask me for money, food and water. Finally before the crowd got to big my driver turned up and i finally arrived at the office about midnight. I woke about 7am in the morning and found one of the charity reps, who didn't seem to be expecting me. He told me that he would order me a taxi to take me to the bus station. I knew that some of the volunteers where just down the coast at Busua beach resort (the place i spent my last weekend in Ghana) so instead of catching a 5 hour bus to Kumasi i got a three hour bus to Takoridia then a 30min taxi to Busua.

The beach was a nice treat as i managed to go for a swim before night fell and wash away the buckets of sweat that had appeared after 3 hours on a tro. We stayed up till midnight as it was Sabines birthday the next day. Then sleep seemed pointless as our taxi was arriving at 2:30am so we could catch the 4am bus to Kumasi.

I finally arrived in Kumasi on Monday at about 10am, and suffering from travel sickness the first thing i did in Kumasi was be sick. Worrying that my illness had returned i hurried back to my host house. But after a good meal, about 14 hours sleep and some Beroca i recovered.

Today i had my first day at the children's home in kumasi. After hearing many great things and a few horror storied i was not quite sure what to expect. However i found the orphanage a relief, I was working in the day care with children from 3 to about 5 years old. All though the teachers carried canes i never once saw them used. Unlike the school the teachers seemed to be interested in the kids education. At the start of the class to gain the children's attention the teach would start singing, and as the children new the words they would all join in and do actions. At the end of the song the children started to sing about a mouse and all went quieter and quieter until they were sitting in silence with their arms crossed.

Unlike the school i am excited to be going to work tomorrow.

Week 2 and 3,

The school this week was extremely noisy as they where practicing for their annual march to celebrate their independence from the British. this meant that every morning starting just after 8, each classes would be in the court yard learning and practicing to march, it also meant that the school drummers ( a bunch of boys with sticks and plastic oil containers) would not stop until about 11. This had the knock on effect that i had no one to teach in the mornings so the little time i would spend with a class was cut in half so that i could see all the classes in the afternoons. This continued everyday until last Friday. The march was on the Monday but i sadly missed it as i was traveling to lake volta with a small group of the volunteers.

we left Agric Friday morning at about 6am to arrive at the metro bus station for 6.30. On arrival that place was already swarming with people carrying everything from suitcases, fridges, sacks of flip flops to chickens. We managed to find our conductor and waited patiently for our bus. The metro buses didn't seem to have any set time table and after about three hours our bus arrived. As it arrived people began to run for it (before it had even stopped or the doors had opened), There was a scrum to get on as it is quite common for the bus to be over booked. After we got through the scrum and found a seat the bus fell silent as as i looked up i saw the conductor who began to give a prayer. After the prayer there was a long silence the an Amen, this seemed to be normally practice as everybody joined in. After 5 hours on the bus we arrived in Koforudia and from there we got on a tro and traveled 2 hours to Akasombo. By this time it was about 4 o'clock and we found a guest house.

Traveling in an odd numbered group and trying to save money. Luke, Dries and Myself decided to share a room which again only had one double bed. After an inter sting night sleep we headed for lake Volta ( the largest lake in Africa) where we booked our selves on a all day cruise. On the cruise we met a group of volunteers from the UK who are traveling with Mad Adventure and where working in Ho ( our next destination ). They all live in one large youth hostel style house with three large dorms. Seeing as they had a dorm almost empty the invited us to stay with them. That night as it was their cooks night off i decided that as a thank you i would cook for all 13 people. After i had made this promise i soon discovered that i had two pots and almost nothing to cook with but impressed my self out how many things i could use my pen knife for.

The next morning we left early and headed for HoHoe and the waterfalls there. We arrived at the waterfalls at about 11 and decided we would hike to the upper falls before visiting the lower falls. After meeting our guide we set off and hiked for about 2hours. Although at some points it was more like a rock climb as we found our selves walking across paths a foot wide with a drop on one side and a vertical lift on the other. After 2 hours of hiking in 30 Degree heat we looked like we had already been swimming. Eventually we arrived at the falls which were about 100meters high and because of the long walk we where the only ones there. After the about 30 min we headed back this time doing the hike in half the time as it was down hill although we may have slipped and fell a few more times as we where running out of energy. We reached the lower falls soon after and headed back to the town where we had our driver waiting for us.

That night we went back to Ho to stay with the other volunteers from the UK and again cooked for the entire party. The next morning we found a tro that was heading for Kumasi and managed to get home in about 6 hours.

The next morning i was again feeling sick and decided to revisit the hospital as it was getting worse. After 4 hours in the hospital i was told i was not going to get to see the doctor so i headed to the school and taught my lessons. This morning (Thursday) i tried again and after 5 hours in the hospital got to see the doctor for about 5 minutes who was convinced that i have Malaria. So he has given me a course of drugs to take and if there is no change by Monday it looks as if i will be heading back to the UK for proper treatment. (hopefully it wont effect my trip to south Africa!!!!!!!!!!)

sickness and the sea side.

Well after our trip north i managed to catch some horrible bug and was violently ill Tuesday morning. After not a hugely productive day at the school on the Monday i went home feeling rather run down. Having an early night i woke up Tuesday morning shaking and being sick. After calling Gabriel i met one of the charity reps at Abrepo junction and we traveled for five minuets to the nearest Hospital. I must say a Ghanaian Clinic was not the experience i was hoping for while i was in Ghana but life is full of surprise.

We arrived at the clinic just before 8 o'clock and it was already swarming with people. We walked through several wards which were all concrete and on one level. The place was full with every available piece space taken by someone. The rep Anthony walked me straight through and into one of the doctors Secretary's rooms which was surprisingly comfortable but very dark with an air conditioning unit that seemed to break every 30min. After an hour i saw the doctor, who had trained in Liverpool. He gave me the fastest examination i have ever had and then sent me to the lab for a blood test. The Lab was another dark concrete room with lime green paint on the walls. The technician sat me in a chair and started searching for a Syringe. I quickly gave him one of the sterile needles that i had brought with me and wiped my arm down with one of my alcoholic wipes. After he toock a blood sample i had to wait another hour for the result, and was pleasently surprised to find out it wasn't malaria. which the nurse had said she was sure it was.

The doctor gave me some antibiotics and told me to come back on thursday. I left feeling no better and nothing seemed to change even with the drugs. At the Wednesday volunteer meeting i met up with Pete and mieker both nurses and they said the antibiotics i had been given where mainly for ears, eyes ans throat. Li then gave me some ciprofloxacin (diffrent antibiotics) and these seemed to help. waking up Thursday i was again being sick and made a return trip to the hospital where i found my way back to the same nurse. She wanted to test me for more viruses so i was given crude instructions to a private lab which i found above a cafe. after another blood sample was taken and another one of my needles used i waited three hours for my results which again showed nothing.

Deciding i had nothing to lose i joined the rest of the volunteers heading south to the coast. We met at the STC bus station at 4am and made the 5hour trip to the coast. Which was probably not the best decision had made as i seemed to spend 4hours trying to convince myself not to be sick. After arriving at the coast and feeling slightly better with some fresh air and exercise we made our way to the hotel, which was just as interesting as the one in the north. Me and Luke (also English, care volunteer) decided to share a room and were not surprised when we found one bed this time slightly smaller than a double and a bathroom which was so small you could go to the loo, brush your teeth and shower at the same time.

We then headed to Kakum National park and into the rain forest where we did the highest canopy walk in the world which is about 350meters long and made up of 7 different bridges. After that we did a guided walk through the rain forest and with humidity at near 90% we decided to head for a rest stop. We found the driver we had hired for the day and went to Hun cottage which is suppose to have a family of crocodiles living there. we ordered our food and because it can take a couple of hours in Ghana, we walked round the crocodile lake but failed to see anything.

We then headed to the beach and Oasis hotel. The tide and current was unbelievable. getting in was easy but as you swam you were swept down the coast and to get out you had to catch a wave which would through you up onto the beach. After another interesting night sleep we went to the cape castle which was the main slave trading post in Africa for the British. After a guided tour with about 50 locals. I felt as if they were going to chase me into the see for all the horrific thing that the British did to their ancestors. That night we went out for dinner and after waiting over an hour for our starters and even longer for the main, which was wrong (as i ordered a shrimp dish and received chicken), we headed back to the hotel enjoyed the night life.

After a weekend of fresh air and western'ish food i felt much better. I headed to the school this morning where we manged to fix 6 computers so that now all 15 are working. My lessons went well as i asked them to open paint and just to draw. So that there mouse skills would improve. however the short time span is still a huge problem as although the majority got the hang of it there were a few who really struggled and which i could have helped with another 15minutes.

we are planning on heading east this weekend to lake volta but that all depends on the plan as it may involve missing the Monday of school. so unless i can move my class to the Tuesday i will not go.

First week end away and the school!

Well this week end was my first excurtion with the other voluenteers, we went to the boabeng-fiema monkey santuary, It tock us about 2 hours to reach are hotel. We traveled in a tro tro (a van or minibus that should only take about 10 people but you see them with 30 in). As there was 15 of us we bought the entire tro and when driving through ghana kids would see us and shout BRUNI BRUNI BRUNI'S i dont this they have ever seen so many white people at once. we arrived at the hotel and quickly discoverd that the twin room was actually a double bed so me and pete (a 24 year old nurse in traing, who is hear working in a hospital) ended up sleeping together for to nights (but its all part of the fun). although the girls that thought they had a triple soon discoverd that it was actually just a kings size bed. but its Africa.

after an excellent night sleep (as the fan was so good), we orderd breakfast and it came out in drips and drabs, the last person recieving there food two hours after order. eventually after anothe 2.5hour drive in a tro we arrived to see the monkeys. I got some excellent pics which i can't upload as the internet is to slow. After the monkeys we went back to the hotle for lunch which took around 3 hours due to the amazing service. after ordering we headed into the market to get a loaf of bread and a pineapple and had finished both before the first plate of chips arrived.
but apparently this is the same through out Ghana. after lunch we headed to see a bat coleney and caves but when we arrived in the local village to them we where swarmed by people telling us they where our tour guide and that we had to go to the palace and to their homes to collect their torches. After katie (Canadian working in a clinic) managed to kick the man out the bus we decided with night almost exactly 1 hour away and the cave trail taking up to 2 we would head back to the hotel.

The next day we went to find the local water falls and hassle free we arrived there and spent the afternoon standing under the falls. after another 3hour meal we managed to bartter for a larger tro to take us back to Kumasi. which tock us 3.5hours to do 85Kilometers.

I wwent to the school today where i was given my timetable by the headmaster. after looking at it and conversing with the teachers i soon discoverd that atmost i had an hour with each class once a week. i only have 15computers in the Lab and each class has 60+ kids so with time to change the kids over each kid will spend a max of 15min on a computer a week. So in the 8 weeks i am hear i will only teach the kids for 2hours.

Today it took me 10 min to get the kids to write "hello my name is ....." so i dont no how useful i will be to them while i am hear. and with each kid calling for a teacher when the press the right button on the mouse as the little box appears progress is slow.

First Couple of nights in Ghana,

Well its only been two days and already i have wanted to come home and through in the towel,
I arrived finaly in Ghana at 11pm, after about 20hours of traveling with almost no sleep. on arrival i was met by a 28 degree heat ( at 11 pm). Then once i had collected my bags and avoided the beggers i left the airport to meet a rep from PA. We traveled to the PA guest house where he gave me a bag of water (yes a bag). he left me to organise my self and to get some sleep as we had to be up by 3am ( it was already past 12).

when i got up i dried the gallons of swet that was dripping off me and changed. it was at this point when i was cursing the world and asking my self what the hell i was doing. at breakfast i met Lee another volenteer from Luxemburg. as we traveled to the bus station we were stopped at a check point by police who were both carring AK47's. our rep payed them off and we arrived at the bus station hassle free.

after sitting at the bus staion for an hour a luxuary bus pulled up and we climbed on. i began to think that this wasnt so bad when out rep informed us we would drive for 2.5hours rest for 50 min and the drive another 2.5 hours. wondering why we would need a rest from a bus trip i dried to fall asleep when i was thrown out my seat as we left the paved road for dirt. for the first 30 kikometers we travel over un even ground and the bus could not exceed 20mph. after almost 1.5hours we came back on to paved road how ever this changed frequently finaly we reached i rest point. (now i understand why you have to rest).

we arrived in Kumasi at 11am and met Gaby, he showed us rond the city and took us for a traditional meal where we ate rice balls in a penut sauce which we ate with our hands. Eventualy we mad it to the PA office in kumasi, As it was the meeting night all the volenteer where there and i met another 15 people from all over the world. flow a french chef had decided he would make us dinner. after watching him cook for 5 hours we sat down to a a large rice dish and 4 diffrent dishes ( a chicken dish, tuna, fish stew and quacamoli). after spending the evening with them i relaxed and was happy to be in ghana.

i then went home and met my new host mum and host dad, who were extremely welcoming and understanding that all i wanted todo was get to bed after 48 hours and less than 5 hours sleep.

This morning after trying to force some eggs in me i was taken by Gaby to the school and i was met by hundreds of kids charnting Bruni (white man, apparently its not racis). after going from one class to the next with the IT teacher ( Mr Daniel, who is also 18) and teaching some theory i realised how basic there undertsanding of ICT was and how hard it is going to be as i have to try and stick to the ghanain sylabus (which is very wrong in a few places).

Any way we shall see how it goes.

i will try and post agin next week and try and get some pics online.

Much love Mr will (what the children call me)

Well im leaving in less than 48 hours,

well i thought i would write one more time whilst i am in England, Just so that i could advertise my blog once more for people to see so there is some where people can see what i am doing, if the wish!

So if i havn't said good bye, good bye and see everybody in the summer!!!!!

much love

Will x