Shannon's Blog

Hi, my name is Shanon and I live in an informal settlement in South Africa. I want to tell you what  my life is like. Sooo.... I have school every morning but it is so far to walk to. There are LOADS of kids and I don't get much attention so I can't spell loverly right (right? Ya). It is hard for me to concentrate on my work but my mom works at my school so that helps. I'm glad that I at least have my bestie, Isabella. I had 3 other besties, Ami, Tadum and Kait but they drowned in the toilet. :(  I have no one to help me with homework. There is no light in our shack and I have to sit under a road lamp just to read! When I get home my mom is still working but at her second job  because we can't afford a lot of things. My father cheated on my mom so he's gone... but don't feel sorry for me because I didn't even know him. So I don't mope around thinking about some struggle that I "have". I grin because it makes my mom happy! Anyways my h...

The worst singing lesson ever!  Hi I am Jesse, today when I got to school I realized it was singing inspector day! I love to sing but when it comes to Mr.R  I  absolutely hate it. Mr.R is a pink faced, curly haired, scarey, deep blue eyed, meany, wearing Knickerbockers (like a hunting man).  So he had the whole school sing except for the little ones and Jack Long and Paulus who do exams and no singing (lucky). So when he called me I... Was... PETRIFIED! But I had to sing so I clung to my dress really tightly. Then I sang and I was ok (luckily).   I felt so bad for the others like Iris and Gladys who Mr.R  called the def and the dumb! I hope one day he can get a diary and write all those rude things in there and not say it to our faces because it is absolutely and utterly unnecessary!  So he sent Iris,Gladys,Charles and Benny. The reason for Charles and Benny to be sent out is that they were so scared and then sang Pretty Polly (becau...