Up at 6am. Got a lift to school with Daniel. Arrived at school very hungry so I ate my chocolate bar. At 9am, the pre-unit teacher came to my class…

Up at 6am for school. I got dressed and left. It was a very typical day apart from the fact that I was very tired. The late nights were really starti…

We got up at 8am and Eppie and I blitzed the house - there were bottles and rubbish everywhere, blood on the floor from where the goat had been c…

Woke up at 9am ready for John to pick up Eppie and I to go to the airport so we could change some travellers cheques. We also had to choose a goa…

Up at 6. Lift to school with Daniel. Teaching as normal. Went to shops at lunch then sat in the sun to try to tan my legs. After lunch I went to …

Up at 6am, went to school by matatu. Alighted one stop too late so had to walk back. Not a problem. Uneventful daily routine. Lunchtime, went to get …

6am wake up as usual but this morning was different.As I was waiting for the matatu, two girls I recognised from Madaraka Primary approached me a…

Up at 6am again and ready to leave for school. As I was waiting for the matatu I was getting more nervous about my day - especially as the teacher …

 Woke up at 6am to get washed and ready for my first day working at Madaraka Primary school. I had to be there for a 7am start.I left th…

We got up at around 9:30 and waited for John to arrive. We had arranged to visit the David Sheldrick elephant sanctuary in Nairobi, and the giraffe r…

We set our alarms for 6:30 so we could get ready to climb the dormant volcano, Mount Longonot. John picked us up and dropped us off in Nairobi at t…

After months and months of saving, the time had arrived. I was leaving to go to Kenya for a two month teaching placement with Travellers Worldw…