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We are a group of 18 Ranger Guides and 3 Leaders from Heron Rangers in East London and we are part of Girlguiding which is the leading charity for girls and young women in the UK. This August we are going on an adventure to South Africa, Zambia and Malawi. We will be partnering with The Book Bus charity to deliver lessons to two schools, one in eastern Zambia and the other in Malawi. Follow our blog to see what we get up to on our adventure.
Thursday, 22 August 2013
Day 9: Mfuwe Primary school and first ever game drive
After waking up to another animal hoohaa, we set off after breakfast for Mfuwe Primary School at about 8.15am. We were all a bit anxious about what to expect since we were only going to be teaching Grade 7 students; a change from the varied class sizes and age groups we'd had for the past few days. For some of us, it turned out to be the best day of teaching so far, as we got the opportunity to really talk to the children. It was so inspiring to hear about their dreams and aspirations, and made a lot of us think about the differences between education in Africa and England. To relax after the busy day, we were treated to a dip in the pool (thanks EOK!!!), followed by savoury mince and pasta. We then left for a sunset game drive, which was absolutely magical. None of us really knew what to expect, but we ended up seeing: elephants, giraffes, waterbucks, impala, hyenas, zebras, leopards (3 sightings), civet (rare, nocturnal animal), a mongoose and lots and lots of hippos! The leaders told us that what we had experienced was really something special (even they were amazed!), and that we were so lucky to have seen SO many animals in just one game drive. Overall, today was incredibly enjoyable for us all, and we are now off to bed ready for our early start tomorrow!
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How great for you all to have heard about the dreams of young people - all the way over in another continent!!
ReplyDeleteI think the animals must have heard that you guys were around and came to say hello!!
We are really enjoying following your adventure through Africa.The blog is great! the photos amazing!Enjoy your day at school :) x
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing day. All family and friends are loving the blog and photos.
ReplyDeleteWow! I am so pleased for you all that you have seen so many wonderful animals. It is really lovely to hear all about it. I am in France (not quite the same!) and searching out wifi so I can follow your adventures. Well done all of you. Rosemary
ReplyDeleteHow amazing. To be so up close to a whole different lifestyle. We are loving the blog.
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