Wednesday, February 16, 2011

English Club


Our first day, I was expecting 30 max, we got 130 max!

Needless to say we had to change the venue – fast!


The guys from Oxford Institute did a brilliant play with a mix of English and Arabic. 





Students participated, despite being super shy and nervous!

 


Who said...

Who said you can't cycle in a dress, he’s doing pretty well!!


Sudan Volunteer Program ~ Visit


Sudan Volunteer Program's visit
to Ahlia College Wad Medani

 Vander admiring Amin Zains art work

Prof. Isam and David Wolton


Amin presents his work as a gift.


Resident artist Amin Zain, Ahlia Wad Medani's work...







Friday, January 28, 2011

People.... courtesy of Abu Bakr

Port Sudan








Cousin, getting married in Dongola




Family


Uncle - RIP





Abu Bakr's Haboobah




Snake Catcher


Meet Abu Bakr


Conservationist
Reptile specialist
Member of RSBP

Meet his catch...

These scorpions have enough venom to kill...



Some of the catches get given to the Natural History Museum





Abu Bakr caught a Scorpion for us in Karima


Look closely - thats a snake!



A Promise

'Took-took man'

I asked this man if I could take a picture of him, so that I can tell people in England how kind he was...



He saw me walking in the heat, and offered me a lift as the bus was a while away. When I got in with my colleague he heard us speaking in English and was totally mesmerised.
He couldn't understand why anyone from England would come here!


When I went to pay him, he wouldn't accept, instead he dropped me to my destination and got out, bought us cold mango juice and welcomed me to Sudan. He insisted I am a guest, and welcomed me to his town.

He loved the fact that I had come to teach English in his small town, and that he got to listen to a 'native' English speaker!

A true gent, so kind.

(Wad Medani)

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Nature


Morning moon

 Khartoum
 ~

Henna Plant

The leaves are picked, dried and mixed into a paste with water.



Henna seeds



Miswaq



Natural toothbrush



Flowers just outside my place



Morning Moon


Medani