Friday 25th

 











Hi, It’s Robyn. Today was our last day at Sizinda Camp (Victoria Falls) and we were held a tournament for all the schools that we have been teaching this week. There were four schools and each school had 3 to 4 teams. I was a team manager and a reserve referee but I didn’t get to referee today. Hopefully, I will in the tournament tomorrow. My school won 1st and 2nd place, so me and the other people coaching Grace Mission School with me were really happy. We coached them for 2 hours every day this week. I had to say good bye to a girl called Christine who was a really good player and she made me two bracelets saying ‘love u Robyn’ which I absolutely love. We then left for the next place to stay. PS: to my parents, it’s been amazing and I haven’t even had time to miss you properly but I do miss seeing you every day. To my brother, I’ve bought you a little gift for when I get home.opH

Jen…we woke up at 6:00am so we could see the last sunrise at Sizinda camp (which was for once stunning) and to send our new friend off to school for the last time. We had a quick breakfast which was per usual, amazing before heading off to our second to last tournament, which included all the schools that we have been coaching since the beginning of the week. Some of the kids started to arrive and whilst we waited for the others to turn up I set out some games for my group of kids that I was coaching throughout the week. The games started and I didn’t have a specific job so I decided to support my team (I feel they should have won, but they still played really well and I’m proud of how far they got). After that we headed home, packed our stuff and headed off to the Zambia border. After a few long drives and passport checks we arrived in the last accommodation before eventually settling into our dorm and finally ending our day with a quick swim and pizza.

Comments

  1. Harriet Marels-Russell25 July 2025 at 12:34

    Fantastic action photos!!!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Nicola Musgrave25 July 2025 at 23:30

    Wow, it sounds like you are all having an action-packed time. Great photos. Well done Robyn for coaching your teams to 1st & 2nd place - amazing results. Miss you lots x

    ReplyDelete
  3. Paul M25 July 2025 at 23:54

    Brilliant to hear all your news, the amazing things you are up to, and connections you have made. Wish I was there with you. Miss you. Guhle

    ReplyDelete
  4. Nicki Leaper26 July 2025 at 09:36

    Can't actually believe you're still wearing that purple baseball cap Ellen! How many years ago did you get that???? 🥔🥔🥔

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Sunday 13th July

Image
 Flo's Entry: We woke up for breakfast at 8.30am and we left at 9am to go to the churches. The first one was not what I was expecting at all; we were greeted by a group of women and small children singing their local call and response songs. This experience made my face hurt because I couldn't stop smiling.  The whole scene was unreal and something I would never be able to experience again.  When we sat in the church, there was a whole range of aged children. They were so adorable and they kept waving back at us. We were invited to join in and dance to their songs. This made me realise how lucky I am to be on this trip as I can imagine that if I didn't come, I would have seriously bad FOMO (fear of missing out).  Then we drove to the next location. The people were so welcoming and the singing was so special as there were multiple choirs who sang beautifully unique songs.  The last church was my favourite. Even before entering the church we were invited in by com...
Read more
Image
Finn: Day three has been a tiring yet brilliant journey around northern Lusaka! We were up at the crack of dawn to visit some very deprived schools around the outskirts of Lusaka. The children were very excited to see us and welcomed us with lots of singing and dancing. We spent lots of time chatting to the kids who had plenty of questions for us too. A lot of the younger children were especially keen to jump on us which was a lot of fun. At least twice I ended up at the bottom of a pile of hysterical kids who were obsessed with feeling my hair which must look alien to them. Peble was the first school we visited who gave us a very inclusive welcome to their school. They took us on a tour which was comprised of five or six, small and poorly equipped classrooms. Despite this they were in very high spirits. I made friends which a young boy called Alfred who introduced me to his classmates and showed me around. All of the children eagerly told me their favourite subjects (usually maths...
Read more