We made an early start for Nanyuki yesterday morning…a two-hour journey in Douglas’ scarily beaten-up Isuzu (he only told us about the wheel balance when we got up to 30 mph, when the whole front of the car began to shake violently, fortunately subsiding around 35 mph). Plenty of wildlife watched our passing: elephants, antelope and giraffe.
Nanyuki was buzzing because the President of Kenya was about to visit a cousin of his who’s just reached 110 years of age! He flew in by helicopter and an entourage of 32 cars took him the rest of the way. (They have so many so that any potential assassin won’t know which car he’s in).
We met Faith, who told us that we’ll need to get three quotations for the various jobs we plan (a necessary formality) so Moses went around the bookshops with his shopping list and I went to the supermarket! The laptop and battery were left at the Cyber Café and, some hours later, we all met up again for the journey home, fully charged in all respects.
The money you have raised should be in the account here in Kenya quite soon, and Moses will have everything in place for action. Well done, everyone!
I’ve had a quiet Sunday marking maths books and beginning to add a little more interest to the classroom…the photo shows the start of the Sanga School library (Moses has great plans!).
Thank you for your comments to my ramblings. Here are some specific replies:
Miss Mewburn and 3H:
Swahili, Maasai and various variants are spoken by the children. But they have their lessons in English at the same time, the teachers switching from one to the other.
I have eaten the porridge (it’s quite tasty and gooey) but I eat my own stuff…rice, pasta, tinned fish and I’m having corned beef hash tonight!
Children range from 3 to 16…the oldest ones having missed much earlier education. They are grouped in Nursery (under a tree), Reception, and Classes One, Two , Three and Four, in all about 75 children.
They have lessons in English, maths, Science, Swahili, Social Studies and RE. Lessons are about 35 minutes long.
Mr Somerville: It’s nice that 5E are making you welcome. Thank you for your comment, Jamie B! The tent’s very comfortable, thanks, and the silk liner to the sleeping bag was a very good buy..remember I’ll be leaving most of the stuff I’ve bought here for the next AH visitor to use.
That’s all for now. Time to get cooking!
So there might be a next AH visitor - do you think they might like a companion? Boy, age 9, blonde hair can be difficult at times but generally well trained! Available at short notice!! (Written by Mum)
ReplyDeleteWe cooked over 40 pancakes in the wood today. There was chocolate sauce, golden syrup, raspberry sauce, lemon juice, sugar and bananas.Most children opted for everything except the bananas! I've never seen them eat with such enthusiasm before. Everything was licked clean! Hope you are enjoying your food. What do you have to drink? Nicix
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ReplyDeleteHello Mr Ellery,this is Tom Williams, Tom Brazil and Owen McCabe.
Today we have a hockey match againest Milfield we are going to win;)We are in 6k! The pancakes at school were great and delish. Have you given up anything for lent? Hope you are enjoying yourself in Kenya. Good Luck from everyone in our class!.
Hello Mr Ellery, how are you? Good? What is it like in Kenya? A lot of the girls are missing you and they want to know if you are ok. It must be very hard sleeping in a tent for 12 hrs every night. It is good over here in England. It is gradually getting hotter and nice and warm. Spring is coming. Is the class having fun with their new toys and rugby gear. See you in 6 weeks! From Gabriel Toomey.
ReplyDeleteP.S. please say hi to all the children for me, thanks, we all( the whole school) can't wait to see you. Bye fom Gabriel Toomey.
Hi Mr Ellery, how are you today? It is getting into spring now over here. Is your laptop fully charged yet? How is Kenya going? Today we have a match against Millfield and I am playing left wing for the A's.
ReplyDeleteGot to get reading now,
from Rupert Bayliss 6c.:) :0