Photos and update on week

This picture is of 4 of the 5 children from Meserani and Lesiraa school who have been sponsored by Acklam Grange to attend secondary school (this was taken when I was with Peter and Diane Swan and their family)

the orphanage we visit every wednesday :)

a crocodile at meserani snake park!

me and katy in our masaai jewellery that we got taught how to make by woman in middle:)

making the jewellery (it took so long and was so fiddly!)

just for mark lol i got the kids to write about him in their books, we were doing a "but"" or "and" excercise :)

I hope you like these photos! Ive uploaded them quickly in the luxury of the Impala hotel, I have been staying here for the past two nights on the floor lol On thursday I met up with Peter Swan and his family from Acklam Grange and spent the afternoon and evening with them, it was so lovely to see friendly faces from Middlesbrough! we visited Meserani school, the project that started the last time I was in Africa with school, and Meserani snake park, both brought back a lot of memories and seeing the school made me realise what a difference all the money raised had made (4 new classrooms had been built when back in 2007 when we came there was only 2) A huge thank you to Peter and Diane for letting me crash on their floor and enjoy a 3 course meal and a BATH it was amazing to have a break thank you!

My parents also arrived yesterday! was so wierd having them here in my separate world at first lol they are also at the Impala hotel which is handy so i slept on their floor last night and am doing so again tonight lol Ive also taken advantage again of the food and hot water so feel very refreshed! also went to get my legs waxed yesterday at our rep Madeline's house, that was much needed! lol

Today me, mum and dad have been to Arusha National Park and saw giraffes, monkeys, flamingo, buffalo, zebra etc it was a lovely day out, all of the photos are on dad's camera but I'm gonna hopefully get a few on here, i got one of 2 monkeys mating so funny lol

I now have one week at school and then see parents again next weekend before mum flies home and dad goes up kilimanjaro! I'm then off to Zanzibar on sunday 1st March for a week, this will hopefully be amazing, white beaches, good food, snorkelling, a fantastic break! I shall update u on this as soon as im back :)

I hope everything is ok back home and that you know I'm thinking about you all and family postcards are gonna be sent to you shortly!

I'll keep you posted, I cant believe I'm half way through already! it's been crazy!~ups and downs but I'm so glad i'm doing this!

Take care everyone, Love Claire xxxx