Dear supporters at BUVAD,

I bring you warm greetings from BUVAD. Thanks for being good to BUVAD,
we are indeed privileged to have you as a partners in development.

As we end the month of July and open the month of August I bring you
news about BUVAD. In our key news, BUVAD has this month managed to
secure funding from the local government authority under the Community
Driven Development (CDD) program through which we have managed to
distribute 150kgs of Sunflower seeds to 100 farmers within Bukolooto
Parish in the villages of Butakoola, Ndeeba, Bukolooto, Gaaza,
Kyampisi,Bwetyaaba, Kireeba and Ntooke under our project of Sunflower
growing for cooking oil extraction.

We intend to target sunflower plantation this season of 150 acres of
land depending on varied capacities of farmers within our focal area.
Right now farmers have started planting their sunflower seeds and will
be harvesting in December this year.

Our key objective of implementing this project is “To boost farmers’
purchasing power and promote BUVAD self-sustainability in conducting
it’s non-profit project activities”.

However there still lies a challenge towards funding to set up an oil
mill within the community which will enable us to set favourable
prices to our farmers and at the same time give BUVAD the opportunity
to earn a small fee for sustainability. We welcome volunteers to fund
raise towards the successful implementation of this project starting
as soon as possible.

Early next year we will need volunteer marketers of our sunflower
cooking oil and animal feeds from sunflower.

BUVAD has also entered into partnership with Uganda Voluntary
Association for Development a qualification for BUVAD to being a
partner organization to the Service Civil International an
international volunteer organization. Volunteers and organizations
wishing to send volunteers to BUVAD through this program are now
welcome to apply.

We also hope to help Orphaned Vulnerable Children (OVC’s) at Bwetyaaba
Primary School and from Butakoola village with Back packs towards the
end of this year with support from the GPP project.

I wish to encourage intending volunteers to all our advertised
volunteer opportunities  that they are still open for admission and
they can go ahead to apply.

I once again wish to thank you for the continued support to our work.
This always gives us the inertia to work, and will always keep you up
dated with report about this work.

Thanks for your input.

Yours faithfully,

Stephen Ssemutumba
(Chairman BUVAD)

+256 772425576

Unveiled at the SIGGRAPH 2010 computer graphics conference in Los Angeles, Street Slide is an innovative way of using 360 degree street imagery by enabling users to get a perspective and panoramic view of a street. Images are stitched together in a way that presents users with the side of an entire street. Probably the best way to understand it is to watch the video.

Google’s Street View and Microsoft existing Streetside features use multiple images to create a 360-degree view. The images are combined in a way which allows users to circle around, zoom and move from one position to the other. But all the time they’re still stuck in the same ‘bubble.’ With Street Slide, users can step out of the bubble to see a sideline view. It uses the same images but it’s a much better way to get a sense of perspective and to move around a city.

This view leaves a lot of unused space on the top and on the bottom, but the Microsoft team has utilized it by placing additional information like street signs and business information and also navigational buttons. At this stage, this is just research technology and there are no official plans to include it in Bing Maps. But you can be sure that once the technology is good enough to work on the scale it needs to, Microsoft will make it a standard feature.

Scientists are fully aware of the growing incidence that heart diseases have among the general population, and are therefore taking steps to address the issue. One such measure is a series of studies conducted by researchers in Japan, which shows that analyzing snake venom may provide the necessary clues towards developing a host of new therapies for a series of heart conditions, as well as for cancer. The finding came as a surprise to the scientific community, e! Science News reports.

[ADMARK=`]“The finding that platelets [certain blood cells] not only play a role in blood clotting but also in the development of vessels that allow tumors to flourish was quite unexpected and paves the way for new research on the role or roles of platelets,” explains University of Yamanashi associate professor Katsue Suzuki-Inoue. He was the supervisor of a team of 13 experts, who collaborated on this investigation in the lab of professor Yukio Ozaki. The group details its findings in the latest issue of the esteemed scientific Journal of Biological Chemistry.

One of the most important findings is the knowledge that inhibiting a certain protein, usually found on the surface of platelets, may have an overall beneficial health effect. One of the diseases prevented by the lack of this protein is irregular blood clotting, but, surprisingly, the Japanese crew discovered that no CLEC-2 protein also equaled a lower incidence of cancer spread throughout the body. “When a blood clot, or thrombus, forms during the body's normal repair process, it's doing its job. But, thrombotic diseases, such as heart attack and stroke, are leading causes of death in developed countries. Understanding and manipulating the underlying chemical reactions could help us save many lives,” says Suzuki-Inoue.

“Snake venom contains a vast number of toxins that target proteins in platelets. Some of those toxins prevent platelets from clotting, which can lead to profuse bleeding in snake bite victims. Others, like the one we've focused this research on, potently activate platelets, which results in blood clots. Identification of the molecular targets of many of these toxins has made an enormous contribution to our understanding of platelet activation and related diseases,” Kogakuin University associate professor Yonchol Shin concludes.

The human heart is a mystery from many points of view. It produces a complex electrical field all on its own, and is the only muscle in the body that never takes a break from its chores. It comprises an intricate web of various types of cells, which all work together to keep the heart beating. Scientists have for many years been interested in the way cells develop from the embryonic stage of complex organisms into the structures commonly encountered in their hearts. Now, experts at the University of California in Berkeley (UCB) make new headway in this field of research.

In a recent set of experiments they conducted on the model organism known as Ciona intestinalis, the team may have found the origins of the second heart field in vertebrates. This particular creature is also known as the sea squirt, and researchers believe it represents on important stop on the evolutionary line between chordates and more complex organisms, including humans. The squirts share no less than 80 percent of their entire genetic material with humans, a fact that has been established after its genome has been sequenced entirely. The creature itself looks like a bag of gelatin.

Hearts in all vertebrate creatures are primarily made out of two distinct cell populations, which are called the first heart field and the second heart field, respectively. The left ventricle, the right ventricle and outflow tract of the heart are derived from these fields, and numerous studies have interestingly linked cells from the second heart field to muscle cells in the lower jaw of birds and mammals. “The heart-jaw connection is evolutionarily ancient. We think the sea squirt is valuable as a developmental model to study these connections because it is a simple chordate that is the closest living relative of vertebrates, including humans,” says Mike Levine, a developmental biologist at the UCB.

In their studies of Ciona, the experts looked at the movement of specific cells during embryonic development. They noticed that heart progenitor cells were responsible for the development of atrial siphon muscles. These are essential for the organism, as it uses them to expel water out of its body, during the feeding process. It may be, the team believes, that the siphon is the equivalent of the lower jaw in mammals and birds. This means that the intricate hearts seen in higher vertebrates such as humans were made possible by a re-routing of jaw cells into the developing heart.

“This is an exciting discovery, because we still don't know the rules for evolving novelty. We understand how you lose things via evolution, but we really don't understand how you make something more complex,” Levine concludes, quoted by the US National Science Foundation (NSF).

Source: softpedia.com

The file, which weighs in at 2.8GB, was compiled by a hacker from Skull Security and, according to thinq.co.uk, used a program to harvest data from Facebook’s open access directory. This directory lists users who have either forgotten or neglected to change their privacy settings to remove them from search engines.

The total file contains over 1/5th of all the users on Facebook which just recently hit 500 million members. But to call this a hack is somewhat misleading as the it’s actually data harvesting from users who didn’t change their security settings.

This default open access has become a hot topic, raising questions about Facebook's need to change its practices to set the default settings to private. But, as Facebook needs this data to feed to marketers to make money, it’s a tough call between user privacy and the company’s bottom line.

It should be noted that what Skull Security has done is not illegal. They have simply gathered public data and compiled it into a torrent file.

Source: neowin.net

It’s been a little over 3 months since I arrived here at Lotus and it
feels as if a year’s worth has passed by. I’ve met, spent time with
and waved goodbye to my teaching partner and fellow Lotus sister
Larissa Chu and volunteering friends Emily Pando and Tom Bouchez. I’ve
traveled to Kumasi, Kakum Park, the Volta Region, Cape Coast ten times
over, slave castles, kente clothe weaving villages, Takoradi and east
out of the country to Togo and Benin. I’ve been hassled by immigration
and border patrol, made a visit to the hospital and experienced not
one but TWO presidential elections during my time here (USA and
Ghana!). I am now the most tanned I’ve ever been in my life (I’m no
longer just “obruni” to the locals, I’ve earned the title “obruni
coco”), a few pounds lighter and still sporting a few bruises from the
surfing I did last weekend. My speech has slowly changed to take on
“plenty” Ghanaian sounds/utterances and Ghan-English terms and I can
now reply to someone when they ask me “Ete se?” (response: eyay).
The children at school are learning by leaps and bounds and within
just three months they have learned all the sounds of the alphabet
(thanks to an ingenious hand-movement system devised by Larissa), can
count to 20, can sound out three letter words with a little
encouragement and now know their colors and shapes. And the majority
of these kids are under 5 years old! While the day-to-day routine can
get a little tedious, it always amazes me when I look back to the
first week and remember that hardly any of them could recognize the
individual letters of the alphabet.
I think my most rewarding “achievement in progress” is my gradual
acceptance into the Lotus home. When I first came back in September,
the girls seemed very guarded and would only talk to me if I asked
them a question or initiated conversation myself. It was only little
Joice and Sara (and sometimes Eunice) who welcomed me freely. But as I
predicted, they began to open up over time and I finally felt like I
was becoming part of their family.
Just like making friends, being accepted into a new family takes time
and lots and lots of energy. A person can’t just walk into an already
established group of people and expect to be immediately taken under
their wing. There’s the matter of respecting personal space (which
took me a while to figure out what the boundaries were) and
recognizing any specific issues or situations that shouldn’t be raised
in the company of others. We all have our specific comfort zones and
like in any family, I’ve made a strong effort to respect those of the
girls here at Lotus.
It’s hard at times to place myself outside of this situation and
realize that there have been many, many volunteers before me who have
all been through similar experiences as I. True, most volunteers only
stay 1-2 months (at 3 months, I’m only halfway through my stay) but
I’m sure that the majority of them ended up reaching the point that
I’ve only just arrived at. I admit it, I think I often times take the
whole privacy thing a little too far, possibly at the expense of
connecting with the older girls but I feel that if they truly want to
get to know me, they will in their own time. To be honest, there isn’t
much of a rush.
The past few weeks have produced some highlights with the girls that I
can safely say I will remember for the rest of my life. Firstly, the
night I put on my first kente styled print dress and I walked out to
their cheers and clapping. The time they defended me when confronted
by someone I don’t get a long with. The night we spent in front of the
TV watching the elections until very late in the evening. Editing
their Christmas cards and essays for this newsletter and then spending
hours just talking about anything with 9 year old Eunice.
Overall, I’m very happy with the progress I have made with them and
look forward to deepening our existing connections in the coming
months. Merry Christmas to all and I wish everyone the best for the
coming year!

This is my last morning waking up under my hot pink mosquito net to
the voices of the girls bathing outside my window—and like every
volunteer who has come before me, I can’t believe time has flown quite
so fast!
I’ve had an incredible two months here at Lotus learning both the
rhythms of a Ghanaian lifestyle and the ups and downs of teaching
little kids—both have been challenging! Suffice to say:
-Lotus is a fantastic home to live, work and play in—the food is
ridiculously fantastic, the girls are lovely and Didi is an incredibly
strong and determined director/mother hen
-Ghana is great. See lots of it and don’t be too worried about
responding to the hissing, kissing noises and obruni catcalls. Most
people (in our neighborhood at least) just want to say “Hi, how are
you?” and it’s fun feeling like royalty as you walk to the internet
café.
-teaching has been an amazingly rewarding experience—I’m not a teacher
by profession or education, but these things you learn, the fun you
have and the love these kids have to show us volunteers seriously make
this an awesome and unforgettable experience.

Hmm…as for some specific things that I have learned/experienced…

Lotus is a very well resourced nursery school by Ghanaian
standards—in fact, I was a little surprised by the amount of materials
in the big cupboard downstairs.
I think it is fair to say that Lotus is quite the success story—the
school is well run and well supplied and the orphanage is full of
beautiful, strong and self-sufficient girls who are all brilliantly
intelligent and ready to take on the world.
Coming to Lotus, I initially felt uncertain about what I could
contribute in such a well-managed environment. I confess there was
definitely a time when I questioned my role here—and I imagine many
past volunteers have thought the same. But after a few weeks, I
realized that I was here to learn and here to just spend my time,
energy and love on the girls and the kids—that is really all one can
hope to achieve in such a temporary situation. I say “all” as if that
was not a lot—but I can see now that the value of what I have gained
and what I have been able to give cannot be counted, cannot
necessarily be touched or seen and cannot be measured by comparison
with other people in other times and places.
I have been lucky enough to travel quite a bit while here and have
met many other volunteers, many of them through large organizations
like Projects Abroad. The universal reaction we get from these other
volunteers is shock at how little we paid, how much flexibility and
support we get in our work and how awesome our food is! The various
and numerous complaints he have heard via other organizations just
reinforced again and again how great Lotus is as a volunteer location.
This is not to say that everything is perfect here or that I didn’t
run into difficulties and frustrations. But I was so lucky to have
Kristina with me for the entirety of my stay—and it really made a
difference having someone to share my ups and downs with!
Often our frustrations came from cultural differences, especially in
relation to the disciplining of children! Unfortunately, changes to
these sorts of behaviors take generations, and I believe caning and
beating will eventually stop being the norm—but there was no chance
that my 2 months here could bring about such significant and
systematic change!
Other difficulties we encountered included dealing with persistent
hassle from local men, being ripped off all the time and finding a way
to work with Teacher Angela. I don’t think I found any single
concrete/foolproof solution to these problems, just a whole bunch of
coping techniques! I guess the longer you are here, the more all these
difficulties gradually become less overwhelming!
Thanks a million, gazillion times over to all the wonderful people
who have made my 2 months here so fabulous. From the indefatigable
Didi Shanta, to the talented Sister Rama, all the gorgeous and amazing
girls here, the two volunteers I have become completely dependent
on—Kristina and Emily from Idea and Ideology—to all the random
Ghanaians who have smiled at me, asked me how I am, given me
directions or laughed at me as soon as I walked away!
I have had a relaxing and exhausting 2 months full of high fives,
colour, silly songs and the epic trotro rides. Good luck to everyone I
have met here and good luck to all future volunteers!

Cheers, Larissa (Australia) xoxox

The director and founder of the school and foundation, David Noumegne (Nou-men-yee) is the heart and soul of the school. With social activism and a sense of solidarity with fellow Cameroonians directing his life, Mr. Noumegne regards his school as a communal entity (Noula); serving children by providing the best possible education [according to its means], giving jobs to teachers, and compromising with families when money just isn’t there.  His leniency has translated into many recent hardships for the school as families and teachers have taken advantage of this trust and compassion.

While personal experience and common sense dictates that a private school should be [fiscally] run like a business, the reality of the omnipresent poverty and Mr. Noumegne’s interest in helping build a better Cameroon requires another approach. Parents come to our school in hopes of giving their children a better chance to pass through the educational system. In the free [primary] public schools you will be hard pressed to find less than 75 students per classroom. Because of this overcrowding parents feel there is no choice but to turn to the private sector and pay. However, at least 25% of our parents tell us up front that the tuition and registration fees are more than they can afford. How can we turn away families that are looking to give their child the only chance they have at a better life? We recognize that this allowance has created many of our school’s financial problems, yet it is also what sets Noula apart from other schools: its implementation of its mission to provide a quality education to needy women and children.

The struggle doesn’t stop there. In spite of endless pressure from the school for parents to make sacrifices, many students go several months (and in some cases the entire year) without the basic school supplies necessary to complete their lessons. In this environment, the barriers in giving and attaining an education frustrate teachers, administration, students and parents alike. The importance of uniforms, as both a security measure to identify children outside of the school doors as well as a means to reduce classroom distraction, creates yet another obligatory cost in the name of education.

Much like the students they instruct, the staff of the Noula School also face many challenges. Similar to the difficulties schools are encountering in the United States, teachers are underpaid and undersupplied. The monthly salary budget is approximately $1,400; this includes 19 teachers, 1 live-in guardian, and 2 administrative staff. As a private school with no support from the government, making ends meet to pay staff in the second and third trimester has caused a looming accumulation of debt that seems to have no solution.

In an effort to further aid families while trying a new method of insuring completion of tuition payments, Noula School is strongly considering significantly lowering its tuition costs. This decision would be based on the hope that more students will register at our school than in previous years, thereby substituting the loss we would take for less tuition income. In addition, this reduction would be the impetus for making further changes that should have already been in place: the strict requirement that tuition is non-negotiable. Although switching to non-negotiable tuition would be a hard transition to make when families have already been sensitized to the old system, having families that respect the payments will cut at least fifty percent of the work the administration is forced to focus on. With such time recuperated, the administration could spend more time pursuing the improvement of the education given at the school.

The hard realities of the educational system in an underdeveloped country are often parallel to difficulties faced in the Western world, however these challenges are on a much larger scale and face additional forces working against the success and improvement of future generations. Hope is found within people like David Noumegne who are willing and open to taking action with new solutions and adaptations to the system they have always known. Change has occurred here at the Noula school, but in small steps. Little by little growth is happening and will continue to happen. Who knows, perhaps Noula will become the example for others, building the base of quality education for the leaders of tomorrow.

During my time at Triumph I did my best to teach English to the JSS classes,
math to the JSS 3's and some art (and anything else I could think of!) to
the junior classes. As English is my first language, I found it extremely
interesting to teach and very rewarding to help the students learn "proper"
English. At times it was challenging to make sure the students fully
understood what I was trying to teach. As time went on, I found that talking
more slowly and repeating myself many times with different phrasing was very
effective. The best way to be effective is however the most simple, by
asking the students if they understood and how you can teach them better.

I found the students really good fun and a joy to teach, mainly because
most are very keen to learn. Attempting to entertain the nursery classes,
however, must be experienced to be understood! I had some of my best times
in those classes and let me say that if you can have them sitting for more
than five minutes, you are doing a top job!

As for living in the house I cannot remember ever feeling more welcome. I
have been treated like a complete guest since I arrived and I think that
adapting to the culture change would have been difficult otherwise. All
residents were always extremely helpful and it was good to see so many
smiling faces all the time. They became like my own family, I wish I had a
little brother like Kofi to play around with! To the family I am very
thankful for making me feel so comfortable.

I will definitely leave with good things to say about Ghana. Do many
friendly people, all working together. I was greeted with large smiles by
everyone I passed in the town. As for the young children, I seemed to have
two opposite affects; I would either make them very excited or I would make
them scared and make them cry. Either way it was interesting to get so much
attention!

My advice to the future volunteers is to get involved. At the school you
should take it upon yourself to teach classes and get included. You have
probably been given the gift of equality education and therefore have so
much to teach and pass on to the school. That includes getting involved in
Ghanaian life! No one will ever force you to do anything but you are missing
out if you leave without pumping water at 6am, pounding fufu, attempting to
wash by hand and teaching an early morning class. I guarantee you will not
regret trying any of these things!

Finally, for the project, I hope that it continues to grow. Mr. Peter and
Madam Gladys are completely selfless in their actions and I think that in
itself will ensure the success of the school. You only have to look into
their eyes when they are talking about their passion for education to
believe in their vision. My suggestion is to never lose sight of this
vision. You have already created so much and this will make such a
difference in the community, the city and the country.

Thank you for taking care of me, showing me a different way of life, giving
me an experience I would never forget and most importantly, making me a
believer in Triumph International School.

MARK
Oct 2007

Well I am jealous of the volunteer who sat and wrote her reflection under the mongo tree- also one of my favorite places here.

My name is Marla and I am 27 years old teacher from the states. I am originally from….. (Black and gold forever!) but have been living and teaching the 5th grade in Brooklyn for years now.

I came to Ghana as a found for teachers…… is a grant that allow teachers to design program or project that will help them grow as professionals and share that growth with their students and their community. I teach a mostly Dominican and Portorican population in a dual language school and every curriculum focuses on the western hemisphere. I order to my students explore the connections between West African and ….. Cultures as a result of the Trans Atlanta slave trade. I came to Ghana, I spent a month travelling and making videos, taking workshops photography, collecting books, artifacts, etc.

When! In case it´s not obvious yet, I am what is unfortunately know as a teacher herd! So my trip could not complete without spending time at a school to learn about the differences between our education systems, give back to my host country, and hopefully relationship with other Ghanaian educators.

My teaching was less than perfect because I was here for 2 weeks and the first was exams. It was a bit hard at first because I did not know how to make myself useful.

However not a day went by when I didn´t full welcome and learn something new or have some neat experience in the school and in the house and am constantly impressed by how hard working and dedicated everyone is!

During week two I felt more useful. There vacation classes and I assisted teachers in the classroom by checking work, working with kids who did not understand. I am amazed by what the teachers here can do with little------ than chalkboard! The students are eager to and hard working (but talkative ) )

Some of my favorite times were learning how to cook local dishes, making ……..

Learning their songs, and hand claps as the sun went down, playing Simons says in French, and nursing one of the puppies with my co-conspirator, Priscilla!

Like a previous volunteer, I also recommend that meeting between the volunteers and the teachers be scheduled, so that volunteers can find out the best way to be helpful. I was really unsure at first what to do with myself and I encourage the Oduros´s to not be afraid to tell us what to do when necessary! At first at least, some guidance or direction would be helpful.

This book is wonderful resource and testament to all the work done here and all the success. I also recommend that volunteers be given the book to read when they first arrive; they may take to heart the suggestions.

My time here was so short and really ……… like I am leaving after just having just arrived. I cannot thanks the Oduro´s, the ……, Mama and Madam enough for all the kindness bestowed on me! Your family lives in a beautiful harmony and is a real inspiration to me.

Take care, stay in touch and keep an eye on little Nestle and Peewee for me!

Love, love,

Marla 14th August 2008

PS:

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Thank to Mama, Nancy and Madame for taking time the time to prepare vegetarian food for me. I really appreciate your efforts and the result was delicious!

My name is Emer Wilson. I am 23 and from Ireland. I write this on my last day here, having spent 1 month.

Unlike some of the other volunteers I am not under the mango tree. I am sitting in the hot sun, getting few hours of sunshine before I return to the cold and wet weather of Dublin. (Despite every passes by asking why. I am not in the shade.)

Over the last month I tried my hardest to teach kg 2 (for a short while), class 1 and finally I spent most of my time with class 5, when their teacher left in order to study. It was nice to have my own class and class 5were both a pressure and a challenge to manage. However …..

It was easy. As said by others, to be able to keep kg2 or class 1 quiet for more than a few minutes is an achievement in itself. I played a whispering game which worked for a while.

O taught some songs, basic things to younger classes and to class 5. I taught French, Maths, English and science. I found that giving a toffee or bubble gum to get all your students enthusiastic.

Teaching children here is much different to what I have experienced before. They learn through writing not, repeating things a number of times. I also incorporated songs and games which also worked well. It´s helpful to ask the student if they understand, how you should teach them. They always full of suggestions. At first it may seem impossible to teach a large class in such a different environment, but persevere and you will be able. However, I still think they taught me more than I could ever teach them.

After school ---- and playing with the children was perhaps the most enjoyable for me. They will never tire of the merry go round or skipping) Just approaching the children, they will greet you with warm smiles, --- to make a space for you to sit. They are full of chat, songs, questions, questions and energy and made me laugh so much! Prep too, was a great time for getting to know the children.

At first it felt a little awkward to being so forward going up to the kids and taking classes and also to know how to make myself useful. A little time made me realize that whatever I could offer and do was appreciated. Once you get to know the children, greet them and they know you, they will be begging for you to come to their class.

As for life in the Oduro household, it quickly became life at home. From the very beginning everyone was welcoming, kind and considerate of any cultural differences, I may have experienced. For me, there were no differences I could not adapt to. The food I found delicious (especially Ghana spicy dishes). I spent many afternoons, watching the meal preparation, asking question after question.

The church services, no matter what you beliefs are, are not to missed. Religion is a major influence to their lives----- and you could be missing out --- that. It´s hard not to get involved in their songs and dancing too!

Evenings spent watching Valentina, Ana, and others were relaxing and home  -- too. (Careful- these shows are additive despite their unrealistic storylines!)

The welcoming and kind nature of all the family made them so easy to get to know and be comfortable with. Chatting with Gladys about the children, the school lives, past experience and hopes for the future gave an insight into how much effort, love and selfless actions are put into their hard work.

As this trip is possibly the only one of it´s kind you will do, be sure not to miss out or:

·       Pumping water and carrying water

·       Pound fufu and tasting their traditional meals

·       Church

·       Teaching one of the younger classes

Same advice for volunteer at the begging of their trip:

·       Try to adjust to their different culture as quickly as possible

·       Approach the children, ask you can take classes and get involved even if it feels a little forward at first.

·       If you have worry or problem with anything there, tell someone. They will want to know for future reference and help you solve whatever it is (even if it´s killing a spider in your room!)

For the project:

·       Don´t worry so much about us, we are treated like royalty by everyone.

·       Keep up the hard work in order to achieve the goals you have set.

It´s hard to sum up what I have learnt and gained from my stay here,  or to express the appreciation I feel towards everyone who made the stay so wonderful and unforgettable. Peter and Gladys, Mama and all of the girls! --- Respectful and well rounded children are the fruits of your hard work! I will miss you all dearly and hope someday to see you again (in Ireland)

You will always be in my thought

Love

Emer.