So I thought it was about time I made a contribution! South Africa is amazing!! But everyone can vouch for that.  It was a very long journey, a good 24 hours of travelling, but we had a great laugh. (Dubai airport is very impressive!!)
So we are now settled in and have shared some great experiences.
School was a bit of a mix of emotions. Our first day we had some of the older children of the school (we were surprised that the primary school had ages from 4-16!)  The older children were just as apprehensive as I was and tried to be distant.  Where as the younger ones were very affectionate, climbing all over us, hugs and piggy backs!! A very different reaction!!
However our second day was a brilliant contrast, we had a breakthrough with the older ones and their guards are almost dropped and a great bunch of characters. Shauney and I also managed to teach a lesson about England and share some of the contrasts of cultures and beliefs.  It was shocking they didn't even know anything about England. But the stories of their home lives is shocking and alarming, something hard to emotionally get your head around.  Walking 10K to school, some are bare foot, others have completely worn away shoes. The children have suffered in horrendous ways and some have bloated bellies from starvation.  Its a real eye opener and has really made me appreciate what I have at home and the contrast of cultures! I'm looking forward to be back tomorrow to see what it brings!
Today we had a day out in Pretoria and visited some historic landmarks which was really interesting.  Even saw some Springbok, Wilderbeast and Ostrich today!  We had an amazing lunch courtesy of North West University and the Faculty of Education, Danki!  Tom and Ollie demolished a huge mixed grill and stromboli!! Could not believe how much they managed, didnt even struggle!
So having a lovely time, the experiences and opportunities words cannot even describe and loving every day and the new things it brings.  This really is once in a life time opportunity! Still have our two day safari drives, our night safari drive, cape town, shark cage diving (Eeeep!), fine dining and our ongoing teaching experiences.  So amazing!! Miss everyone at home, love you lots. Catch you later!

Sam!