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Day 2

Day 2  arrived last night about 11 and met by the lovely Nwyame waving his Projects Abroad sign - waited for two more volunteers and then a taxi to the Pink Hostel. Nwyame says after 1 day we won't...

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Update to day 4

On Sunday I realised I had picked up the wrong bag from the airport - identical make and colour not mine. So back to the airport and thankfully mine was there but they wouldn't let me have it until...

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Day 5

Another good day today - porridge for breakfast ! Lots of painting - moved onto the outside of the main house. I discovered today that Madam Sophia who runs it bought the land eight years ago and...

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Xmas eve

On Thursday we visited the botanical gardens which were very impressive - one of the trees has space amongst its trunk almost like rooms and families used to live in them - a complete two bedroom...

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Xmas day and Boxing Day

On Xmas morning we went to church with our host family - all very beautifully turned out - them not us - and stayed for first half of a long service - fascinating , quite informal , different members...

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Update

  Home from the coast and back to work today. Painting going really well , colours of their school uniform - on track to finish most of it by Friday when we finish. Madam Sophia says she has a little...

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Felling very settled now

At our cooking class , we helped make mpoto mpoto a local dish with chicken cooked in lots of spices which you can buy at the road side - either small sachets or like stock cubes, some puréed garlic...

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Happy New Year

Getting ready to go out for New Years Eve with some of the longer term volunteers nearby so we will have 2 Canadians , 2 English , 2 Italians , 1 Chinese, 1 Japanese , 1 French and 1 Ghanaian - a rare...

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Homeward bound

Well time to go home - very sad it has all come to an end but looking forward to seeing everyone What memories I will have though - such lovely people who were so pleased to see us and couldn't do...

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Nepal

Preparations well on their way now. Two hotels at Heathrow booked as I fly out at 8.30am and get back 11.30 pm.  Train tickets booked both ways , obtained. RB at distortionate price and in process of...

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