Friends of Kiandu

As I am sitting here, writing this blog entry I am actually having trouble staying focused on this task. As the sun sets over the savanna my attention keeps being drawn away from this screen, to the breathtaking show of colour and light unfolding around me. Slowly (pole’ pole’) the rolling mountains in the distance [...]

I am not sure where I have summoned the energy from to get a blog out tonight but I am just so excited to be able to share about today. You know when you get tired, so tired that you can hardly think straight – and then you get a second wind? That’s me, right [...]

Today is our last day together as a full Aussie team. Meg, Gary and Marnie have already been here for over 3 weeks and they are heading back home tonight. Marnie and Meg (Meg is a deputy principal) have already been missing a bit of school at home in Australia so they have to get [...]

I just got back from the ‘mega harambee’ fundraiser. It’s been a full on 2 days with all of us hard at work. I have been struggling with getting the internet to work and finding the time to blog with so much going on but i really want to keep everyone up to date with [...]

How to put into words my first day back here in this teeny village called Kiandu? I am so overwhelmed and tired and jetlagged and excited and well…totally elated. Feeling a million things at once. What a massive day!
Today feels like several days packed into one. There has been such a big build up to [...]