This girl is always hiding out the front of my house by 7:30am (even though we leave for school at 8:15), is as cuddly as a teddy bear and always has the biggest smile in her dial. Today she attempted to put on mascara and tied her hair up the same as mine.

The morning class was such a challenge today because it was soooo stinking hot by 8:30 it was hard to keep the kids attention for 2 solid hours. But as soon as class was over they suddenly had energy to hop on the back of my bike, or their own and come to the market with me. The ice cream sounds went off from the mans bicycle cart so I stopped and bought them a sugary treat with promises they’d be good in class this afternoon. They were…

Emma gave the kids some fruit toys to use as props…some of which found other uses for them and practiced their body building and flexing instead.

It’s been the most beautiful day here, not a could in the sky, but this also means that it’s stinking hot. It’s 5:45 and I’m ready for bed from heat exhaustion. There is just no possible way to match water intake to sweat intake today!

The kids love colouring in, but I thought we should do something a little different this afternoon. I’d bought them paint on the weekend and paintbrushes, some big sketch books and glitter glue and so I got stuck into what I love best; craft! We all traced our hands, decorated them, dried them in the sun which in this heat took no time and whilst I constructed the tree, the kids coloured in more pictures while they waited for there masterpieces to dry. We cut them all out, stuck them on the tree to mimic the leaves and the director was really impressed with our efforts, she also gave me a massage afterwards, so I guess I’m in the good books 🙂

One of the first meals I couldn’t physically stomach! Good old chilli sauce and rice as my saving grace.

That’s the first time I’ve ever been able to say that, and I hope it’s the last!

Afternoon storms are blessings here, the wind cools and circulates through the house and the temperature drastically drops to bearable. They make the air smell delicious but always look so alarming.

Tuk tuk to the bus station….righto!