Thursday 21st July 2022

 Written by Brodie.

Hello all, 
A week has passed since you waved us off from school.  The week has gone fast, I reckon it is because we have been going non-stop since we arrived.  Breakfast this morning was at 7.15am....I welcomed a lie in!  It was a quick start as usual, we ate breakfast and were in the minibus by 7.45 and were off to coach.  There isn't a much better felling than arriving and getting an amazing welcome from all the children. 
At the beginning of this trip I found refereeing hard and stressful, but over the past few days I have changed my view on this and now really enjoy helping and teaching them.

Both of the schools I went to today were full of loads of kind children who were extremely welcoming.  The rest of the day was spent preparing for our second tournament of the trip.  I can't wait for what is still to come but have loved every moment of it so far.

Thanks for reading my blog and if my family are reading this then please say hi to Poppy (my dog 😄).



Written by Maria.

Today we had an early start, the first school we went to the children were not allowed out of class.  The second school was lovely and the children were scoring a try every minute.  After that we came back to the camp to organise everything for the tournaments, that everyone is excited for.

It is amazing how much we have managed to gather in terms of donations and prizes.  I am sure every single one of the schools tomorrow are going to be incredibly grateful and polite like they always are.  In fact everyone is so grateful of our school that Mr Horrod managed to be on Zambia's National TV News Channel, just like a celebrity! 👍

Mi querido padre, hoy te haces un ano mas joven  asi aue espero que tus hijas menos preferidas te hallan preparado algo especial, te amo padre (y antes que las otras se pongan celosas tambien os amo).
Posdata cada que veo un mono me recuerda a ti. Pero bueno estoy bien asi que dale muchos besos a mi champi y porfa mirar que mi negrito este bien y decirle que el pinguino esta durmiendo como los angeles. Saludos famlia os amo.


* Message from Megan - Happy Birthday Mum, miss you loads! 💓

The giraffes honoured us with a visit just outside the main gate:






Comments

  1. Anonymous21 July 2022 at 10:55

    Meg’s, your birthday wish has made my day, as has the giraffe!! You all sound like you are having the most amazing time. Loving all the blogs so thank you all xx

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  2. Tata21 July 2022 at 12:30

    ¡Bravo hermana! Estoy orgullosa de ti, te amo con mi vida, sigue creciendo y aprendiendo. Una experiencia seguro inolvidable

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  3. Papá21 July 2022 at 12:35

    Muchas gracias hija María José , tus palabras me han hecho muy feliz, y sobre todo que te hayas acordado, YO también te amo y te extraño mucho, un besito ,hasta pronto,Will esta bien, no te preocupes.

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  4. Anonymous21 July 2022 at 12:51

    Brodie, You may well be the next Wayne Barnes, but hopefully slightly kinder toScotland. Poppy says Hi

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  5. Anonymous21 July 2022 at 13:01

    Great blog posts Brodie and Maria! Good to hear from you and sounds like you are having amazing experiences! Deb Coward

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  6. Anonymous21 July 2022 at 13:50

    Brodie, Next time I am referring you hopefully know you want give me a hard time. Great to hear you all are having a great time.

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  7. Jennie21 July 2022 at 14:54

    Great photos again too. It’s brilliant seeing what you are all doing. Good luck with the tournament everyone!!

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  8. Anonymous21 July 2022 at 17:11

    KOMRAD SEB, I CAN SEE YOU ARE MASTER OF GAME RUGBY. CONTINUE GOOD WORK KOMRAD. PARTY PLEASED WITH YOUR ENDEAVOURS KOMRAD.

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  9. Mr King22 July 2022 at 01:18

    Great blogging from everyone. It is great to be able to keep up wit the amazing work you are all doing. It is the last day here today and we will give you all a big shout out in the whole school assembly. Keep having fun, we can't wait to hear all the stories on your return! All the best, Mr King

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  10. Anonymous22 July 2022 at 09:11

    Lovely updates and photos again! So nice to read them and see the photos each time. @Brodie, now you appreciate what the rugby refs at TRFC Teddington have to go through.. and that is with a lot bigger boys and mountains of testosterone flying around each game :) Keep enjoying yourselves all. Edgar ( Nathan’s dad)

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