As a teacher who is currently not teaching, I have a lot of pent up teacher energy that needs to go somewhere productive! This is why I am volunteering with a local school called Acacia Hill Academy. The school is located in the local village just outside the...
When you travel in East Africa it can be difficult. Not everyone speaks your language, the roads are not as you expected, the travel times are much longer than expected. This post will take you through how to travel like a local in East Africa. Inside knowledge into...
So we have a trip coming up soon and we are in the process of packing. I thought this might be a good opportunity to go through what I pack and how we set up the car, what equipment we have for camping etc. Not because I think I am an expert at packing, but actually...
Let's talk about safari. Many people have a favourite animal when it comes to what they want to see on safari. A lot of the time it's lions, leopards or cheetahs, some kind of predator as they have the WOW factor. I understand that of course, it is exciting to see a...
On Saturday 27th June around 60 runners got together in Lewa, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, to complete a half marathon. Unfortunately, the annual Lewa Safari marathon had to be cancelled for the second time due to covid but it was able to continue virtually. We...
As promised here is the next instalment of volunteering information, please bear in mind this is all purely from my perspective from my own personal experiences and therefore not to be used as a hard and fast guideline for volunteering. Whenever you are thinking about...
