June in N. Ireland

The last 2 weeks of June were spent in Enniskillen, where we were based in a house out the Tempo Road. Joshua and Benjamin spent this time in school, and thoroughly enjoyed their time there. They settled in immediatley, remembering friends from previous trips, and they were remembered too - the boys from Africa! They loved their friends, their school and their teachers - even the uniform was a treat. What wasn't there to like!


Joshua was the most excited boy in the class when on his 3rd day there, they went on a class trip to Tesco's bakery. He had a great time, though some of the others didn't look just as thrilled as him. He returned home with a little sample parcel of pancakes, which he had for his lunch the next day. On his last day at school he showed a little slide show to his friends (power point) of his life in Tanzania. Boy, would I have liked to have been a fly on the wall in his classroom that day. His teacher said that he stood up at the front and was very confident - sharing about the pictures with the children gathered in front of him.

Benjamin had a great time at school too. He asked could they stay, as there was so much in the school - inside and out, and the toys were just great too. He seemed to have lots of friends to play with when we dropped him off in the morning, and he appeared to be the honey, with about 4 little girlie bees buzzing round him, ready to play a game.


One of the highlights for the children was the Fun Night at the Model Primary School. They all had a blast, with the fire and police services being there with engines and buses, bouncy castles, pony rides, cart and pony rides, face painting, nail painting, bbq, chocolate fountain, bric-a-brac stall, and lots more to be done and seen. They remembered going to it last year, and just couldn't wait for this year's event to begin.