Tuesday 4th July

The day started with an early rise of 6:00am and our room Mummy Amy made sure we were all up on time with an alarm clock. We had a few morning dramas but nothing that a little tlc couldn't sort out. After another scrambled egg breakfast we organised the kit bags ready for the day ahead and set off with our groups and our session plans in the mini bus to our first school. Everyone was dropped off without any delays and our first session began with mixed emotions. "It was brilliant" (Abbi Etherington) "Yesterday when we did our adult training recap session the pressure got to me and it overwhelmed me, I felt like I wasn't prepared to teach the children and I wasn't sure on how to play all the games. Today when we got to our first school our group paired up and took a group of around 20 children each. I was paired with a Ugandan volunteer who had lots of experience and he took a lead role in the session while I supported. Although I wanted to be more involved I actually feel that it was good for me to observe to make me feel more confident in coaching in the second school." (Ria Bailey) 

For our second session we had a short walk to the market where we picked up a boat to take us to our second school which we were on the islands of Kisoma. It was a rocky start quite literally but once we were all on a short journey across to the islands and we made our way to our second schools playing fields. "On Kisoma  1 the children were hanging off of me and they were full of excitement and joy" (Abbi Etherington). "On Kisoma  2 the children didn't really know a lot of English compared to the other school we coached, it was a challenge but I enjoyed it because it made me more confident as I took a lead role in coaching this session" (Ria Bailey). We had bad weather on the Islands which delayed the boat picking us up however when it did come we had a safe and calm return journey. Once we were safely off the boat we joined the rest of the team in the bus and made our way back to Jinja backpackers. A large group decided to take a walk into town to take in some Ugandan culture however due to Mr Loizou's excellent planning... all the shops were shut! They timed their return back very well and dinner was ready and waiting as soon as they got back. 

Another exciting action packed day tomorrow returning to our two groups for more coaching. All that's left to do tonight is plan our session, get lots of rest and an early night so that we are able to be at our best tomorrow.

Ps "I don't plan when the shops shut girls!" (Mr Loizou)

Ria Bailey and Abbi Etherington.