Happy Birthday to me!!!!

My birthday was great !!!!!! With my new friends and in a new country.
On Friday morning I was surprised by Lizzy and Precious with a nice breakfast at my house. They also brought me flowers from the garden and a nice card. After that Lizzy and I went to Durban to arrange some paper work and as we had to wait we went to relax at the beach. It was a beautiful day in the morning but in the afternoon there was a lot of wind so we were glad to go back home. At night I invited my friends for dinner at a nice restaurant near our house. We had great food and a nice talk. We could not stay until very late as the Saturday was going to be a busy day.

Saturday night I went to the movies with some friends and we had diner.....was great and relaxing after a busy day.
Sunday I took Precious and here children to do some surprise things. They did not know where we were going. Once Precious told me that she would like to take her children to the airport. They wanted to see a airplane close by. They always see it in the air and they do not know how big it is. So I took them to the airport, it was really fun. Than we went to the beach. I had brought my picnic bag with bread and drinks. The children knew the beach but Precious never went their with her children. It was a great birthday present for me to see them playing and enjoying each other. After that it was ice cream time and after a long beautiful day we went back home.

I received a lot of phone calls, text messages and emails for my birthday.........thank you all for being my friend, new friends, old friends anywhere in the world.

English lessons

We started the English course. Since three weeks we give a English course to children of the age of 5 until 16 years old. We use the shelter in the garden. I am the teacher (I know my English is not perfect but it will do.....) and I am enjoying it very much. We do it every Saturday morning. We start at 8.30hrs.....o yes that is very early for me!!!!! We have two groups, beginners and advanced. I try to make it as much fun as possible. The children are always on time which shows their interest. There are also some younger children joining, 2 of 3 years old and they get help from their older brother/sister. It´s great to see them work together. It´s only for one hour per group but it is great. I also have some help from Lizzy and Leo. Leo is a friend of us and he decided to give us a hand. He is very good with children and he also helps me out with the language. Although they need to learn English some time it is necessary to explain the exercise in their own language. I try to teach them the basics but in a fun way. I give them exercises about interesting subjects. What kind of houses there exist, job possibilities, family matters etc. So it´s learning English and learning more about the world at the same time.