Summer 2011, Group 2 Blog: Week 2

Week 2

After the Adrenalin rush in Jinje, the partying in Kampala, and a weeks training at the Lodge, all the volunteers were desperate to get into their schools and start teaching. For most of us, the teaching aspect of Volunteer Uganda was most definitely the highlight of the six weeks”- Tom Lewis

“My Highlight was going to the schools every day. You come in everyday and people are waving and gathering around the bus to great you. That enthusiasm every day is amazing.”- Vikesh Patel

“I am a teacher back home and it has been so refreshing teaching kids who have that real desire to learn. In some ways it gives a really nice break to the teaching in our classroom back in the UK. Being able to come out and teach in this new environment has been really enjoyable. They pay their school fees and therefore they realise it’s a privilege to be in school and it makes a massive difference.”- Sam Butterfield

“If the children don’t understand something one lesson and you go back the next lesson and they get it, you just feel so proud of them because it’s you that’s helped them.”- Rhiannon Hick

“We split one of the schools off into girls and boys and did a ‘Growing up’ talk concerning puberty, which was one of the most worthwhile things I have done.”- Charlie Wood

“All the songs and the dancing they do every lesson! My P3 would come in and sing me a welcome song and a goodbye song and dance around the class. They have so much energy, they’re really happy.” Lily Ingledew

“Lake Bunyonyi is the first really big chill out weekend, we go away to one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been to and really relax after some intensive teaching.”- Graeme Littlejohn

“My personal highlight was probably the excursion to Lake Bunyonyi. It was the best chance for us to really make friends and really bond as a group. It’s a place where you can relax after you have done a week of teaching. It’s the most amazing setting.”- Marco Tranchina

“The drive is ridiculously beautiful, some of the scenery you pass along the way is breathe taking. At Lake Bunyonyi there are lots of different activities like a high jump and a rope swing into the lake. We also went on a boat trip, during which we saw Rwanda and the Congo.”- Charlie

“It’s such a perfect spot to camp out, we are right next to the lake and there is so much going on. One of my highlights from the weekend was canoeing across to an island bar that serves fresh cocktails and great food. One activity that a few of us decided to do was hire out a jet ski for the afternoon, that was really fun.”- Laurence West