Cedric’s School Part 1 – narrated by Newteddy
Here’s a new thing I’m trying – audio. Just play each time a clip comes up and let me know if the technology works and if it improves the experience. … Continue reading
When the water can kill you
Sometimes cow poo comes out of the tap. Sometimes the water looks like a cup of black coffee. This is the water the people in the area around the town … Continue reading
Back to school – memories, outrage and hope
I visited my old school the other day. It was a strange mix of fond memories, outrage and hope. Going back to the TESOL school campus on the site of the … Continue reading
Lubumbashi part 1
In Lubumbashi town centre, in the middle of one of the busiest roundabouts, stands a robot directing traffic. A tall grey boxy robot, its eyes flash as it surveys the … Continue reading
A few thoughts on driving in Africa
It’s been a long trip driving from the eastern edge to almost half way across this vast continent and back. We seem to have spent as much time in a … Continue reading
Lubumbashi part 2
It’s not the poverty that gets you down, living in one of the world’s poorest countries. It’s the extremes. Ok so the poverty is clearly not great. It’s hideous. Still … Continue reading
People are not money
A quick note to go with my rant, my Uncle Matthew tells me they received $93,000 NZD from the New Zealand High Commissioner in South Africa to help set up … Continue reading
When no electricity is a good thing in hospital
In Pweto, a town of about 25,000 in rural DR Congo there is a hospital as well equipped as most in the developed world which sits empty. It is so … Continue reading
Quick note on what I hope to do here
So, some of you will have noticed there haven’t really been any people on this blog so far. On this trip I have, and expect to, meet amazing, fascinating and/or … Continue reading
On life and normality
We’ve been in Tanzania three days and the power has only gone off twice. This confuses me. It’s too good a run. Other things are feeling a lot more like … Continue reading
giraffe and a panda 