Today was another eventful day. In the morning we all went to a park where we then met with 40 kids with different age ranges. We spilt the kids into 3 different groups and taught them about different values to do with the Olympics; friendship, courage and equality. In my…
SAMMY’S FINALLY 18!! It was another good day here in Uganda. Me (Tori) and Vicki had a good time making sure the kids didn’t spill fabric paint down themselves or others, even if the floor did need mopping after. In Sammy’s group everyone LOVED using the glitter for their headbands…
From Abbie & Nay: Today we all found this was the best day so far. Everything all seemed to run smoothly, despite smashing a light and children trying to drink bubble mix! We all seem to have bonded really well with the community and ended up having an impressive dance…
Today was a day that consisted of surprises. First being dropped off at the wrong place and the cabs leaving us, we then had to find our own way to the home. Arriving at the residential home we were met with lovely children who unfortunately had severe special needs. As…
Today was interesting; I met the children for the last time in the kindergarten. They were nice. I played games with them for example, 1-2-3-4 games, which were based similarly to Simon, says but for each number there’s a set action. Overall it was a great experience and I hope…
Today was our second day in teaching the Acholi Quarters and the children are really beginning to get comfortable with us and form very special bonds. We all really enjoy seeing the smiles on the children’s faces and the short amount of time we are here will have such an…
Hi all, I’ve managed to upload a few photos from our time at Acholi Quarters yesterday. All being well there will be another post from the team later if we have a connection. We will post daily if we can, but please don’t panic if we miss a day! Team…
Our second day started with an early start. Well for some on us anyway! After a quick breakfast, we headed out to the close by kindergarten. Although, we planned our activities the night before, we had no idea what to expect nor did we know any of the language. We…
Today was our first day teaching in the Acholi Quarters. It was great to see how engaged and enthusiastic the children were and how keen they were to get going. Although, behind the scenes it was more tough as each group had the wrong set of children so planned lessons…
Today is finally the day that we travelled to Bulgaria. We all had to meet up at school at 3am and most of us hadn’t slept at all. In the minibus the suitcases were packed up very highly at the back, so that at every bend and turn the suitcases…
