It's strange, a lot of the things that a few weeks ago seemed extraordinary now seem to have blended in to part of our lives. The extreme heat (40 degrees in the sun) the copious amounts of dust and exaust fumes in the atmosphere, the random big holes in the ground you have to be careful not to fall down, the sardine packed Nissan minibus death traps which double for taxis, the taking of motor bikes with drivers who insist on speaking to you face to face as they dodge cars......all have become everyday.

That said, it is still tremendous fun. It's a satisfying feeling to know that you have become part of and living in a society which is totally different. Its a nice balence at the moment. I'm not suprised when a herd of cows walks through our school yard or the boda boda driver cracks my knee in to back of a car, but it still holds that bit of excitement and pleasure which keeps it special.

This week has been seen us settling in to the routine of teaching. Neither of us are appreciating the pre six alarm clock call in the morning to teach the adults but its all worth it in the end. The adults are starting to get a bit good at this English thing and I'm getting rather worried that they will see through by weak shell of English grammar and spelling. It could cave in at any time! The oppresive heat makes things really difficult to get the energy to do all things you plan in the day. By two in the afternoon it is at least in the high 30's in the sun and at our compound there is nowhere to escape the heat. Sometimes all you can do is just wait. This week we have been teaching English to the people who we live in in the compound. Once again the older people are a delight to teach as you have something to work with. But the class of six kids who with an average age of five and a half prove somewhat of a challenge and are maybe out of the radar of my teaching capabilities. Most of them have trouble holding a pencil without even thinking about doing something with it other than throwing it on the floor or chewing the rubber off.

A big thank you to all those have donated money to the organisation for building some new toilets and for helping the bloke at our compound. He is currently somewhere on the border with Congo trying to find his family and I will hand over some of the money tomorrow so the school can sart digging the toilets. It is appreciated and a special mention is deserved to my cousins Michael and Mark who came up trumps with some very generous amounts.

Hope you are all well and lets hope the Wanderers form picks up.

Pete