I did my best DHarry but the language barrier and suntanning products were the last straw!!Oi!!
Talking seriously for a min, the real reasons I came here was to firstly, have a holiday but secondly to visit my Gambian son-in-laws family in Soto in Central Gambia. Away from the Banjul the capital and the holiday coast it really is another world that i was warned about but didn't expect to be so real. I visited the family enclosure (compound) of his Mandinka tribe where he was originally from and its really a humbling experience! We took used clothes, 6 leather footballs, 20Kgs of rice, sweets for the many children and my son had already donated a fridge that was transported from the UK which was a godsend to the families. The look of the small childrens faces seeing probably the first white people (apart from my daughter who'd been before) in the their lives was just so special. They have just about nothing to their name, and it does bring home how special and lucky we have it relatively around the world. When you hear what the wages are and you'd never moan about a match fee ever again!
Wow sounds amazing. We don't realise how lucky we are. I try and donate all my old sports stuff which is still ok.