I have not seen the Indian Ocean... I have seen the Atlantic Ocean... doesnt sound so exotic now... read more

Hi all... arrived last night at 10.00 on a plane that bounced its way to Accra... we had the seatbelt sign on the whole way to Ghana, and then when getting off of the plane I waited an hour and a half in immigration! I sat with a chief and his daughter on the plane who prayed often during the flight (quite off putting to be honest) they had been to England because the chiefs son in law died of cancer but failed to tell anyone or take medication because he beleived that by praying that the cancer would leave his body - if only it was that easy.... it was nice to get to the golden tulip and have a cup of tea and a shower and some bed rest at 1am This morning at ... read more

“I’m outside” said the text message from Amer the taxi driver at 5.45am in the morning, it was taking me to the airport – but this time I was not flying, this time I was going with him to pick up Gideon (Ghana) and Suitbert (Tanzania). For both Gideon and Suitbert it was their first trip to the UK, for Gideon it was his first time on a plane and I knew they were excited. The Travelodge, is not the most helpful of hotels, good prices especially in Windsor but not helpful. By the time we hit the road they would have arrived at the hotel at 9.30am, they were not able to check in until 12 noon and the hotel would not watch their bags for them either! It was agreed with my parents that ... read more

Hi all, arrived safely home into the UK, the flight was a bit bumpy, not helped by the African lady sitting next to me who was flying for the first time in her life who kept poking me to say "are we nearly there yet?" as she gripped tight onto the seat in front of her... I have just had my Pizza for Joes Friday night Pizza night (Joe makes pizza for us every friday) and I have caught up on my desperate housewives - Priorities, right? I was also pleased to discover I lost weight while I was alway, only 6lbs but its going the right way! Back to Slough on monday to prepare certificates and do the admin for the last 2 weeks and to prepare for the lads coming from Africa to the ... read more

This morning we arrived at the office and it was Mikes turn to take over the first aid this morning, it is his favourite part of first aid, the blood and gore or better known as Wounds and bleeding, the trainees came dressed in their old clothes and overalls prepared to be splattered with blood (tomato ketchup) however it was decided to save this until the assessment tommorow. whilst I prepared my work for the guys coming to the UK in July Mike did his blood and gore bit, then it was bandage practical time... we took out the fake wounds (small plastic wounds) and stuck them over arms and legs and everyone bandaged each other, Mike and I were impressed with how quickly the group in Uganda picked up the bandaging, they all did extremely ... read more