Ok so first off let me say my day has officially been made by
receiving the e-vite to Professor Slate's wedding in September-
applications are now open to be my +1 on September 8. Also, I love
how the location stamp when I post on facebook says "Tanzania," leave
it to technology to make things more real.
The past few days have been good, and I'm finally starting to
fall into the rhythm of life here in Karagwe. I ended up not going to
the disco Friday, but we started the evening with a game comprised of
rounds of catch phrase, charades, one word, and pictionary that was a
ton of fun. All seven of us played with two locals, so it was
Caitlin's job to translate our words (jelly bean, The Lion King,
fart...) into Swahili so everyone could understand. Some words,
however, didnt exactly work- hence today's post title. Needless to say
it was a ton of fun and everyone ended up laughing the entire time.
Plus, my team won.
Saturday was a very long day, as we headed out to visit disabled
community members in 3 villages over 2 hours away. We also met a woman
who has been a missionary here in Tanzania for the last 25 years. The
cramped car ride was bumpy and dust filled, and we worked straight
through lunch so we were all a little cranky, but it was great to meet
some people who had been helped (or would be soon) through the work of
FADECO radio (the organization we're working with... did I mention
that?). One of the best success stories was a woman who had just
returned from fistula surgery in Dar es Salaam. We also got a chance
to play with the village kids, which is always my favorite time.
Yesterday we went to church (2 solid hours of hard wooden benches
and everything swahili) and dinner at the home of a local teacher,
Rael. It was great to be able to relax in her house, play with her
kids, eat fantastic local cooking and do some drumming and dancing.
Today we worked with FADECO in the morning and are getting ready now
to visit the closest secondary school.
I've been a little more homesick than I expected but feeling
better each day. I can't wait for next week when we leave to go on the
safari adventure, to the masaai markets and Dar. We'll be home (and
back to real toilets instead of pit latrines) before you know it!!
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