South Africa- our first day in the bush!
Our first eventful day!
Written by Emmy Fisher, Angelica Chan and Val Reece
Today was our first day of the trip and we spent the morning enjoying our lovely environment at the hostel, watching many beautiful birds, whilst Angelica caught up on her beauty sleep.
This afternoon we went to Letaba school to meet the children. We were met by smiling faces, children running up to us to
A happy smile at Letaba school
hold our hands and give us hugs and high-fives. It was great to meet them and experience the friendly, happy atmosphere of the school, but also gain a little understanding of the difficulties that these children face. It’s amazing how happy the children are just to see us, and it’ll be fantastic to spend the next two weeks working with them. The children in Letaba School were very energetic and happy, which was totally out of my expectation. Seeing these children face to face is a completely different experience from watching them on a TV programme.
l think we are going to make a great team and we all agree that this trip is all focused on the children. We can’t wait to get started and are looking forward to our trip tomorrow to Chimpanzee Eden.
The beginning of our team, with more joining us tomorrow!
By Jason Sabo, March 14, 2010 @ 2:33 pm
Glad to hear that you are all well and received a very warm welcome. The children look so so happy. 🙂
By Lindsey and John, March 14, 2010 @ 9:14 pm
Great to hear all is going well and that the children are happy to see you Good luck everyone!We’re looking forward to hearing all about your experience
By Barbara Scott, March 15, 2010 @ 10:54 am
So lovely to see and hear that all is well. Fantastic to see such wonderful smiling and happy children. Really looking forward to following your experiences – yours and the childrens.
By Audrey Lambert, March 16, 2010 @ 9:06 pm
The photos say it all. Lucky children to have you for a while and you them.
By grandma, March 19, 2010 @ 7:35 pm
did the children like the bubbles?
By Jason Sabo, March 25, 2010 @ 10:38 pm
Hi guys,
Wish me luck for tomorrow as I am undertaking a sponsored silence in the hope to raise funds for the forthcoming trip to Africa. Will be interesting.