Wining Wednesday...

... Accept I have nothing to wine about!

Well, there is one tiny, petty thing that happened today...

So envisage...I have happily set up camp in the perfect spot in the library (just far enough away from everyone else that their conversations could not be heard, but there was a nice mumble in the background; sounds weird but its a necessity for successful revision!), life is good, I'm working hard... and then out of nowhere I begin to hear ...

click

Click

CLick

CLIck

CLICk

CLICK

CLICKKKKKK

I turn round to see a  ridiculous idiot of a man sitting behind me, who then proceeded to spend the WHOLE time I was in the library clicking his god damn pen!

 A couple of clicks while he was deciding what to write would of been cool, I could of worked around that... But clicking over and over and over and over again, click click flippin' click

. STOP WITH THE CLICKING!

 WHY ARE YOU HERE? 

YOU AREN'T WRITING ANYTHING, IN FACT YOU ARE DOING NOTHING ACCEPT CLICKING THAT STUPID PEN.

You may ask, 'why didn't you just move?'

The answer, because I was there first and it took me a good 10 minutes to find that spot! 

It sounds petty I know, but revising is a stressful enough task,

... a task that does not need to be made worse by the stupid man, with his stupid pen clicking over and over again.

2 and a half hours later I stormed out the library and over to my exam... 

I sit down in the silence of the exam room, and what do i hear echoing around my head?

click,click,clickkk!

So not only has this man driven me half way to insanity, he has also ruined my concentration all through my exam!

I hope you are happy Mr Library man... I may suggest in future use a standard biro when you're sitting in the library  not working; in fact , if I ever see you again I will buy you the most supreme non-clicking biro I can afford - a small price to pay for saving my sanity, nails and degree!

Lots of Love,

An irrationally angry

Megan 

xx

P.S -  Happy Valentines you AMAZING little boy...
I love you ALWAYS

 

Probably the funniest weekend of my life...

Welcome to the weekend that came at the perfect time, which I spent with perfect people having a perfectly wonderful time...

The majority of the time was spent shouting at the TV whilst the rugby was on, eating Dids' wonderful cooking until we got to the 'if i eat anymore I'll die' feeling, lazing around putting the world to rights, catching hypothermia whilst surfing and 'bumping' into moving objects...

Here's a couple of photos of our eventful weekend 

Which came first?
We bought 3 chickens!!

Beautiful beachhh

The ridge is STEEPER than it appears!

Failed attempt... JMPND 

The excitement when La-Toya caught a shrimp was.... unreal.

Did I mention we ate 3 chickens in 24 hours?

Making banofee pie, whilst looking dapper!

After maybe a little too much laughter at the fact Nina was attempting to wear a fluorescent yellow shorty,  in the sea, with no gloves or booties in FEBRUARY! 

Apparently the gillet made it better?

The sea...

... in February

...after being wrapped up in a warm house

...was a questionable idea!

But we lasted well did a bit of skim boarding, and even managed a bit of surfing too!

THE MOST SUPREME YORKSHIRE PUD EVER!

I don't know if i previously mentioned that we literally spent the whole weekend eating yummy foods?!

We casually went for a late night stroll onto the beach so Raleigh Pats could conclude the weekend!

And the highlight of Dids' weekend... the cape!

So after a weekend of too much laughter and too little sleep, Nina made us get up at 6.30 to travel home...

And if you know me, you'll be aware how AGAINST mornings I am...

Not only have I had a wonderful weekend, I now only have 2 days till I see my Mumma!

I'm a very happy and very excited girl!

Over and out,

Megan 

xx

Thank God It's Friday...

Phew, after a week filled with Uni work, late nights and not so nice realisations, the weekend is finally here!
And it's going to be a good one, it's time to go away with 4 of my favourites to a house on the beach... exactly what the doctor ordered!

It's time to leave the make-up, work and annoyance behind and head for a weekend of smiles, surfing and maybe a cheeky game of monopoly...

Catch you on the other side!

Megan 

xx

How was Kenya?

... Rwanda was great, thanks for asking!

So I know this blog is a bit late, but I've been really lazy busy settling back in! I learnt a lot this trip and wanted to collect my thoughts before I shared!

The hour by hour countdown started as soon as I booked my flight, and with days to go the real excitement and panic began to set in... I've never traveled this far alone before, what if my suitcases don't arrive, who's meeting me at the airport, and most importantly, WHAT IF I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PRESENTS!?

I finally touched down in Kigali, and was met by one of the most loving people I've been lucky enough to meet, Patrick! As soon as I saw him all my irrational fears worries were gone and it finally hit me, I was back!
Unfortunately my flight landed later than expected so I got the pleasure of staying in a lovely Rwandan hotel before my long and winding drive to the Orphanage in the morning. Needless to say I was gutted I'd have to wait another 12 hours before seeing all the kiddos, but it gave me time to gather my thoughts, have a baby wipe wash and a refreshing 4 hour sleep!

The wait made it all that sweeter when I was greeted by hundreds of smiling faces, hugs and high 5's- I was on cloud 9!

I spent the first day laughing with and loving onto the kids and catching up with old faces, and one special face in particular...

(Tara is so inspiring, funny and clever! The love she has for the kids is AMAZING and I honestly don't know what I'd of done without her...)

The kiddos absolutely LOVE balloons, and a wonderful friend, Sheila Peterman Luke, donated a whole bunch of them! The smiles were contagious and they played for hours!

You may recognise this sweet face from a previous blog!

I spent the rest of my day watching some magical drumming practice...

And taking a cheeky peak at the nearly finished sports ground...

A large portion of the next few days were spent rushing around sorting out the last minute preperations for the eagerly awaited Christmas Day! 

In between my trips into Gisenyi to buy more presents, we held arts and crafts sessions in the library making and decorating paper snow flakes! 

The kids put a lot of effort into cleaning the Orphanage for the Ministers visit...

There is a lot behind this story, and if you take a cheeky peak here you'll get a good idea about whats going on.

A lot has changed in the 6 months I've been away, and its hard to know where to begin explaining.So much amazing work has been completed by The Point Foundation as well as another handful of charities, the kids have all grown so much and have finished school for their loooooooooong Christmas Break! 

Among all this a ton of other stuff has happened and continued to whilst I was there...

• The wonderful new sports ground was finished and the kids spent hours playing Basketball and having SUCH fun on it! 
• Heaps of new bunk beds have been made so the children all have somewhere to sleep!
• 6 of the older boys have started internships at Pfunda Tea Company and absolutely love it... so much so I don't think a day went passed when one of them didn't make an appearance in their dashing red overalls! New shoes have been brought for all the apprentices so they can work in a safer environment too!
• The library has been filled with exciting new bits and pieces which made teaching and playing SO much funner!
• And did I mention how much the kids have grown?!

This blog is nowhere near as good, or as detailed as I wanted it to be... but it's already REALLY late, and I have SO much work on that I can't see when I'm going to be able to sit down and really finish it! Sorry!

Lots of Rwandan love,

Megan 

xx

Just Sayin'...

The weather in England is SHOCKING!
I know a lot of people are blabbing on about it, but seriously?!
We have freezing temperatures and horrid wind... and still.no.snow.
Either snow, or heat up; make your bladdy mind up Weather man!

And on the topic of snow, what's the big deal?
A white Christmas would've been nice... but in February?! Get a grip.
Snow soon turns to ice, which ends in injuries and the whole of England grinding to a very slow and unnecessary halt.
Plus, I wouldn't really call it snow, in England it's normally a pathetic dusting that only settles for a day or so, its NOTHING SPECIAL.

I know 'people' say this global warming stuff is bad... but no snow, no ice and a warmer winter sounds perfect to me! So cummon', turn your hairdryers up, leave the lights on and buy vegetables cradled in endless wrapping; in the short term it might cost you more... but a few years down the line when you're in shorts and t-shirts in February it'll all be worth it!

Heat up England, you know you wanna!
Over and out,

Megan 
x

p.s, look how sweet the little man looks!