It's hard to give an update of what we're really doing right now. There are no kids, so teaching isn't that big at the moment. I'll explain... English Village is sort of like a theme park. We've been hired to teach the One Day Program (ODP), which means that kids come to the village for the day with parents or teachers, and buy tickets to certain lessons. We then do the very interactive lessons with them. Apparently 2 weeks ago when it was school holidays the place was flooded, but the schools have all just opened, so the kids are all focusing on their curriculums. Apparently soon it will start to pick up as the schools start bringing the kids here on outings. For now we're supposed to be observing the classes and learning how to ... read more

Well, our adventure has begun! Our plane to Hong Kong landed at 7:30am. The flight was pretty comfortable, and we each had our own TVs and air hostesses bringing 12yr old Chivas Regal Scotch for a night cap. Our plane touched down and we did the imigration thing, which took about an hour, and got our visitors visas for Hong Kong. We then changed our last R320 for HK$265 and set out in search of a ticket to Hong Kong island (The airport is on a man-made island because space in Hong Kong is so valuable!). We found train tickets, which cost us HK$100 each, return. We tried to leave our hand luggage at the baggage counter, because they were full of books and stuff to save weight in our main luggage. Turns out it costs ... read more

Our teaching course is done, and while we wait for our visas and work permits to be approved we decided to spend some time enjoying the beautiful country we're about to leave. And what better way than a road trip. So we packed Sandy (my 200 000km old Honda Ballade) with a tent, dive gear, 5 Stellenbosch students and food and our clothing for 12 days. Then we set off along the N2 from Cape Town up the South African coast. On Wed 10th January Jeanne-Mari, Yvette and myself (Darrell) squished our unreasonable amount or stuff into the boot and left the Cape to pick up Andries and George in Stilbaai. The two guys then added their contribution to the impossibly full boot and climbed in, pushing the shocks even closer to their maximum. By the ... read more

Let me introduce ourselves... My name is Darrell, a 22 year old South African, God-loving, kite-surfing, Capetonian. I've been Studying a B.Sc (Hons) in genetics at Stellenbosch University for the past year and enjoying the beautiful beaches and mountains of the Cape. Cathy is my Gorgeous (you don't have to take my word, you'll see plenty of photos) girlfriend who's grown up in Johannesburg. She has an incredible gift of compassion for everyone she meets and continually pours out her self into doing things excellently. She can be very tough to keep up with, but is always a lot of fun. We met in our final year of school and have spent wonderful holidays together and become best friends over the last few years. Cathy and I have both just written our fianal exams. That means ... read more