Kenya
Visit to Noisim’s House
We arrive in a cloud of smoke as we climb off the motorbike. Noisim and I walk the last 500 metres to the family compound. It is all up hill. She explains that this is the land of her father Read more…
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The Journey to Nyonori
I was very excited. It was going to be a great Saturday. Teacher Noisim was coming to collect me from school. We would visit her home and family before going to a pre-wedding party at a neighbour’s house. It was Read more…
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Sports Day at Nyonyori
I wasn’t supposed to be there but it was a worthwhile experience anyway. Primary children from all the local schools had gathered to compete in various athletic activities in a large Primary school, deep in Maasai land Nyonyori. I arrived Read more…
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The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men………
Bonface and I headed out for the day. The plan was to visit 5 other schools in the area and make a courtesy call to the DEO (District Education Officer). The purpose was to introduce me to everyone and invite Read more…
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Teaching Experiences and Teacher Thinking
Bonface wanted me to model teaching approaches for all the teachers by taking a class lesson for everyone. After discussion, it was decided that I would focus on an aspect of Scotland to extend the children’s knowledge of the wider Read more…
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Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff
You can’t live in Africa for any period of time and not be ambushed by information that everyone else knows but doesn’t bother to tell you. In a previous blog I talked about the challenge of being time-obsessed in the Read more…
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Big World – Small World
The Coincidence While sitting in the car, stuck in a flood, with Bonface, Teacher Caspa, Teacher Catherine and 2 babies, there was some small talk as we waited for the rain to stop and the water to subside. Bonface explained Read more…
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The Chair
I’ve been here for three days and it’s been a whirlwind of getting to know new faces, new places and a new culture. I’ve also had a busy schedule at school as I was determined to observe lessons in Read more…
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The Journey to the Shops
I have been here now for five days and it seems as though I have been busy for almost every single minute. So busy in fact, that I have not yet managed to set foot outside of the school gates. Read more…
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Mummy Nora
I arrived at Osiligi Obaya on a Monday morning. It had been arranged that for the first few days that I would be provided with an evening meal by the orphanage. I could only hope that I wasn’t actually taking Read more…