Iona tells us what happened when her volunteer visa in Namibia wasn’t quite as it should be…and how she bravely soldiered on with her plan to support education with a new placement in Swaziland. After spending several months at Otjikondo school in Namibia, I have had a dramatic change of plan. I had to leave Namibia and I am spending the rest of my year in Swaziland. The other Namibia volunteers and I were arrested, made to leave as we had issues with our visas and […]
Ten months out of my total twelve have now passed me by! It is really scaring me how little time left I have in Swaziland! A lot has changed and progressed in my projects out here in Big Bend since my last update. In the New Year, after a holiday in South Africa whilst the schools were off, Penny and I came back to Big Bend feeling energized and re-motivated; ready to really go for it and not to hold ourselves back. Our first major […]
It’s strange to think that in just 4 weeks time, on 28th August, I will have said my final goodbyes and travelled nearly 7000 miles. My adventure in Big Bend, Swaziland will have begun! Crazy! As much as I know I’m going to miss home and all the lovely, familiar, smiling faces (I also know some will be reading this), I feel ready to go and do something positive with my life; I feel that need for a new and exciting adventure! Having a working […]
I can’t believe I have been living here for three months already! From the very first day Penny and I set foot in Swaziland in August, our time here has been extremely eventful to say the least! Flying in along with the King of Malawi followed by a chance meeting with the Queen of Ghana, lead to an interesting start to the year. Africa certainly is full of surprises! At first, I was a little uncertain as to exactly what I would be doing over […]
