Jodie Horsburgh - First Blog

Hello, I'm Jodie and I'm 15 years old. I live with my mum and dad in a town called Kinghorn which is next to Kirkcaldy where I go to school. I have an older brother, Jack, at university. My hobbies include music (I play percussion), tennis and watching my local football team, Raith Rovers. My friends are Ellie, Sophie, Annah and Stasha. I'm in 4th year at Balwearie High School and am coming to Capetown in October 2016. My friends Ellie, Catriona and Beth are also coming with me. My favourite subject is Graphic Communication. I play tennis a lot with my dad and I'm involved a lot with music at school.

I'm really looking forward to going to South Africa. It's the first time in 8 years that I will have been abroad. I'm excited about meeting all the kids at Welcome Primary and seeing the difference of lifestyle. I think the group of people going with me this year are amazing and I know that it's going to be an unforgettable experience.

After school I want to go to university, possibly Edinburgh, to study Architecture. When I turn 16 I am going to get my Tennis Coaching certificate as it's something that I'll really enjoy doing and will help develop good life skills.

Calum Mcandie - 1st Blog

Hi, I'm Calum and I live in Kirkcaldy with my parents. I am 15 years old and my birthday is the 11th of November. I have 3 sisters and a brother, but they are all older than me and live across Britain. Some of them are married and have kids, so my family is getting really big quickly. I've just finished my prelims and hope that I have done well. I don't have many hobbies as my main activity is kayaking and it takes up a lot of time, with training during the week and competitions at the weekend, I really enjoy it though. I am going to Cape Town in October 2016 with 15 others from Balwearie High School.

I would like to go to Cape Town as I think it will be an amazing experience and I cant wait to get to know all the pupils of Welcome Primary. It will be a once in a life time opportunity and I am really looking forward to it. I am also looking forward to doing the tourist things like the safari and seeing Table Mountain.

I'm not sure what I want to be when I'm older, but I think I am going to go into engineering. I also want to go to university.

Ellie Pattie - first blog

Hello, I am Ellie Pattie. I am 15 years old and I live in Burntisland with my mum step-dad and little brother called Greig. My hobbies include baking, watching movies and spending time with friends. My friends are Jodie, Sophie, Annah and Stasha. I am in 4th year at Balwearie and am coming over to Cape Town in 2016 with an amazing group of people.


I'm really looking forward to going to Cape Town to meet all children from Welcome Primary and seeing the different life style. The experience is going to be amazing and life changing. I cant wait for the African safari as I love animals.


In the future  I would like to stay on at school to do my highers and advance highers. After this I am hoping to go to university to study Forensic Science. If possible I would like to get a scholarship to be able to study in America as I love the American culture.

James Gray first blog

Hello my name is James, I'm 15, I like sport and animals. I live in Burntisland and go to Balwearie High School. My favourite subjects are sciences but I'm not good at English.


I wanted to go on the trip because I really like animals and I can't think of a place in the world that has such a great variety of animals that we could see if we went on a safari or went whale watching.


I would like to be a vet and specialise in exotics at Glasgow university.

Bethany Morrison first blog

Hey, my name is Bethany Morrison. I am 15 years old and I live in Kirkcaldy, Scotland. I live with my mum (Elaine), dad (Gary) and my brother (Andrew). Andrew and I are trying to convince my mum to let us get a dog and we think she is almost persuaded, even though we have been trying to get one for 5 years. My  hobbies are theatre, playing my guitar, watching movies, dancing and hanging out with my friends. My friends are Leila, Morgan, Kate, Megan, Eva, Ellie, Jodie, Catriona and Olivia. I go to Balwearie High School and I'm travelling with a group to Cape Town in South Africa. My favourite subjects are Music and Drama because I love acting and playing instruments.

I want to go to South Africa because I love travelling and I really want to travel all around the world someday (My dad is in a wheelchair and can't go on planes, so I need to wait till I'm older to travel). One of my options for when I leave school is to become a teacher, so helping out in the school in Cape Town would be really good experience. I'm also looking forward to the rest of the trip and doing things like going on the safari tour.

After school I'm either going to take a gap year then go to university or go straight to university but I'm not sure what I want to study. A few of my options are to either pursue Musical Theatre, go into Midwifery, study Teaching or maybe do something else entirely.