Apologies once again for the lack of blogging that has occurred. I fully intend to rectify this situation by giving you a brief overview of what has happened over the last few weeks, so I will hopefully be up to date! My second week here was school holidays again, so the centre was quite manic for the entire week. We did lots of fun activities, there was lots of singing and dancing, we made play dough & lemonade & I had my hair braided to make me a real Zulu! It was an incredibly cold and miserable week. I think there were fewer kids than normal because some of them just stayed in bed as it was the only way to stay warm. The Family Centre tends to be quite cold regardless of the temperature outside, ... read more

Thursday September 24th was Heritage Day here in South Africa. This is a public holiday where everyone celebrates what it is to be South African. A huge effort is being made out here towards reconciliation and equality, so days like Heritage Day, where the country celebrates its diversity rather than hating it, are fantastic! The whole day was a sensory delight, I'll keep this brief because my words really can't do it justice, you'll have to watch the video when I get home! Everyone came in wearing traditional Zulu clothing and jewellery, which of course I loved! They had even got white dots painted on their faces in pretty patterns. The tent had been put up outside the Centre & the whole morning was occupied with a fantastic show by the children, where they all got ... read more

Hello all! I would like to say a massive apology to everyone for the lack of blog entries over the last few weeks - I certainly have not started as I mean to go on! Unfortunately, the internet has not been working at home (the telephone line got struck by lightening!), we do however now have the internet at the Family Centre but it has been so hectic over the last few weeks, I haven't had a few spare minutes of peace to write an entry! Well it's now 9:34am and I'm due at the Ethembeni Hospice in 26 minutes, but I will try to fill you in a little bit on recent activities. I do, however, hope to write in more detail about the last couple of weeks, when time allows! Wednesday September 30th was ... read more