Now we are qualified the doors have opened for us now here. As already noted we are now allowed to drive ourselves around the reserve and guide for ourselves. As it happens, we can also use skills we brought with us from London too.
One of our fellow students, a young 18 year old chap, failed his first practical assessment. He had most of the knowledge needed but his presentation skills and style were (to put it mildly) somewhat lacking. As Rach and I are very good at presenting (it is part of our real jobs in the City) the guy who runs the school asked us to take the other student out on drives and teach him how to present.
Given how shy this chap is, and how he struggles to present, I think there was a general expectation that we couldn't do it....but boy were they so wrong. We just gave him some hints and tips, set him homework (really, we did!), took him on a few practice drives, and a few weeks later he was ready for his second assessed drive.
This time he nailed it. Lee (the assesor) was very impressed....and Rach and I felt like proud parents - well the guy is young enough to be our son to be fair :) He worked so hard and put into practice the skills we gave him and we are so pleased for him.
What next for the students turn teachers?!?
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