Aquinoe Again

Welcoming Party

It was lovely to reach Kitale and be met at the airstrip by some old friends - and some of the youngest children too, who had never seen a plane on the ground before.   They were fascinated, especially when the Fly540 37-seater took off for the second leg of its journey. 

View of school compound from entrance

The ever-industrious Rachel

The international flight from Heathrow was host to a few little difficulties: like sitting behind a drunken fourteen year old who was with a group going to Nairobi to help with an AIDS orphans project; like knocking over half a glass of wine and soaking my seat, my trousers and my t-shirt; likTe the screen not working so no films were available.

On the other hand, my internal flight left two hours early which could have been a problem if time had been tight, but in the event, meant I only had to wait four hours for it instead of six. 

Grace Mungo, deputy head

Anyway, it was all worth it with a wonderful reception and it was really great to see the immediate differences in the school compound, with several new buildings.  The children, as ever, were delighted to see a visitor and happily posed for photographs!  The teachers were very welcoming too and it was great to see several friends from previous visits. 



Sheena took six of us out for a meal in town this evening which was lovely.

Boarders doing washing after lessons