I have had no internet for the last few days so I will upload my blogs from the those days - enjoy.... Its the weekend ... and the work here in Mwanza is done and I am off to the serengeti tommorow for the day, YAY! Just wish Joe could be here to share it with me. Good fun today, we discussed accident investigation with role play and I was the casualty, my acting was so good it even warranted mobile phone cameras being brought out to video me... I am a star! :) I has some Talapia fish for lunch - again! it is so good - it is from the region but they have never heard of Cod or Haddock and thankfully Jelled eels (yuk). if they upload ok - here is a picture ... read more

Thats what keep hearing today! I feel like a child again! I keep telling the staff that My internet doesnt work and my only access is my Blackberry or the hotel computer and all they say is go to your room and we will send Aroon - poor Aroon comes to my room all the time - gets the internet working and as soon as he leaves it stops working again! its crazy! New bunch of Trainees today, really nice guys - we are holding the training at the hotel and at the start a hotel electrician was asked to set the projecter up - well we nearly had a fit when he chose to insert the wires with a pencil into the socket rather than wire them into a plug! After a few words he ... read more

Powa That means - How are you? (Mambo) Good/Fine (Powa) the Africans have had great fun today teahing me Swahili and find it hilarious when I get it wrong :) but can I get them to say Funky Cheese to the camera.... no way :) I started off deep in thought this morning, I had been reading that when we flush the loo we use more water (7litres) than many Africans in poverty uses in a day so I was watching the sprinkler covering the grass at the hotel thinking that this was wrong on so many levels - I see men out in the street carrying buckets of water to their home and here is a hotel throwing it all over the floor. Todays training sessions was fun, Mike pretended to be a victim that ... read more

Here are my pictures from today, sitting by the pool - yes I forgot to take the price tag off of the sunglasses :) off for a shower now and then meeting Mike at 8pm for dinner 7.30am pick up tommorow morning for work...... read more

I have recieved some Doc Martens Safety Boots (blimey they are heavy) these are for walking about on sites and keeping my toes safe - of course! My HR Manager is organising my Medical Cover and my passport arrived back safely with visas stamped inside for Uganda and Tanzania. Ahhh the Visa's It was lovely to come in relaxed from the christmas break to hear the words "there is a problem with your passport!" "NOOOOOOO" I thought "its one of my most favourite possessions, please tell me its not lost!!!" but all was well, the only problem that was encountered was that due to the UK's wonderfully beautiful snowy icy weather they could not get my Kenya Visa in time; apparently I just need to smile sweetly and then we can bung them a few ... read more