Your trusted support in Kenya

Ask Alice was fortuitously forwarded on to me by a friend who knew I was attempting to move myself and two small boys to Kenya for a term at Pembroke House School in Gilgil. I reached out to Alice and we had an initial call and decided on the level of support that she thought I needed. It was an easy decision to move forward with Alice as we had an immediate connection, and clearly she knew what she was talking about! Within hours (and I mean hours) of talking to her, the Alice wheels were whirling and name tapes had been ordered, a kit list sent, houses and accommodation suggestions were flooding my inbox. If there was a question I had, and there were many, they were answered in a straightforward and simple way, immediately. I thought that I was organised but Alice is a different level. And thank goodness, as it turns out I had woefully underestimated what I was trying to do and really had no idea about anything! 

Alice met us when we arrived in Gilgil and immediately I was glad she was there, with food for the weekend and a friendly smile. She went above and beyond to show us around and made sure we were settled for our first night. A school tour the next day (turns out Alice ran the boys boarding house for a couple of years so knows EVERYTHING you need to know), uniform was conjured out of thin air, personalised water bottles, towel, duvets, sleeping bags. She had thought of everything, down to ordering me stamps for the weekly letter writing, Amref Flying Doctor insurance, money, telephones the list goes on and on! 

Fast forward a couple of weeks and we are finding our feet here largely down to her care and attention- there is nothing she won't help with and never makes me feel stupid for asking any question, however silly. I have to fly back to the UK for the weekend and I am leaving her In Loci Parentis of the two boys whilst I am away for 3 days- the answer, “of course” and then a list of questions asking about dates that I am away and what she can do for them. I am sure that Alice whirls away in the background and half of what she has done for me and the boys I will never know about- but what I do know is that without her I would have felt truly out of my depth; with her in my corner the stress of moving continents and into a very different environment has been largely taken away so that we can just enjoy being here. 

She is a five star recommendation, in fact I would go as far as saying do not attempt this without her- it is the best and most important money I have spent.

Amelia, Gloucestershire