In pictures: my life in Milingano

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May 2nd 2009

Published: May 4th 2009

Hello everyone, I'm home! I arrived back in the UK on Friday and am thoroughly enjoying Spring-time in Hereford so far. Really looking forward to catching up with you all soon. Take a look at where I spent the first 3 months of this year - there are 3 pages of photos here which I hope you enjoy! Laura xxx ... Read Full Entry

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Laura Swarbrick

Long Distance Laura

Hello! In August 2008, I left my job and flew to Seattle to embark on a 6-week cycle ride down the West Coast of the USA, with a group of 15 people, finishing in San Diego. I made my way to La Paz, Mexico, for a week of sea kayaking, and then continued my travels in South Mexico, Belize and Guatemala, before flying home for Christmas. In January, I set off again for Tanzania to take on a 3-month volunteer project, teaching in a rural village in the West Usambara Mountains, before travelling around the country for a further month. I flew home on 1st May 2009. I hope you enjoy readin... full info

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My Standard 2 class

The Head Teacher of Milingano Primary School

Polly referrees the school's first ever game of netball

My knitting club ladies!

Some of my favourite Standard 2 boys and girls...

..Hadiya...

...Abraham..

...Paulo..

..and adorable Pita

My secondary school class

Leaving the secondary school

after our afternoon's teaching

My choir!

Me and my absurdly large Standard 1 class

Little Beta, the cutest Standard 1 girl possible

Saidi, the cleverest and most spirited boy in my Standard 1 class

Baby Irene, proudly sporting the hat I knitted her

And Polly, wearing her very first knitting project!

(actually intended for her friend's baby, but I suggested she should keep it for herself!)

On the way up to Yamba..

... the views were out of this world...

Standard 2 in action

See if you can guess what bit of the English vocabulary I was trying to demonstrate!

Teaching Standard 2

..and more teaching

4th May 2009

Amy Grain
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amazing pics
Laura these photos are AMAZING! I am especially fond of the knitting circle pics, I'm proud of you spreading the skill so far and wide! x

22nd May 2009

Jonny
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The bikini one is the best - good work girls!

10th January 2010

Will
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Fantastic
I was just doing a bit of hunting around to find the places I visited in Tanzania Me and my party passed through Milingano on our way to Yamba up the mountains. We played a game of football with the villagers :)

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