Ahhh. Another good day. I feel I’m finally settling in. Although I don’t have a good routine, there’s some semblance of structure to my days. Yesterday stressed me out a bit at first because we were late getting to school, but once there I had a semi-schedule. Pius wanted me to continue working on the […]

Yesterday was the start of a new school week. I had a hard time getting up; I felt super tired and wanted to go back to bed. I think it was the first time I’ve done this, but I set another alarm and slept 20 more minutes. Unfortunately I woke up groggier than before. Once

I went back to church yesterday. It wasn’t as exciting or impressive as I remembered; I think the novelty has worn off. It felt like a waste of time, especially because I couldn’t understand anything being said. The rest of the day was very mellow, everybody was doing chores and intermittently resting. John, Lucas’ oldest

Aye aye aye. Yesterday was a long day. I knew I was going to school to mark papers and input them into the grade book, but I didn’t know how long it would take. I woke up early, willing to go walking, because I thought it would be a relaxing day. Got back, did laundry

Another walk this morning. And on a Saturday! I thought I might sleep in, but no, I got to breathe some fresh air and see the sunrise! Yesterday was similar to Thursday: more exams, and I stayed after school for a while extra. It was a long day. I went with the morning bus route;

Two weeks away from home already?!?! The shine hasn’t worn off yet. I wake up a bit confused about my environment everyday, still, but I once I realize where I am I become so happy and grateful. Yesterday was full and fun. The kids have “opening exams”, or baseline tests that serve as a yardstick

This morning I went on another walk with Lucas. Back home mom always wanted me to join her on her morning walk around 5:00 am and I always said there was no way I could do it. Now, I’m really enjoying starting my day off early with some fresh air and exercise. My legs are

I went walking yesterday morning with Lucas. We walked through the neighborhood where he lives—the roads are undeveloped and many of the houses are rickety shacks—up to a nearby hill where a new Tanzania Human Rights Court is being built. The views were beautiful as the sun was rising; the top overlooked many different neighborhoods

Time is beginning to fly. Yesterday at school felt like 1 hour rather than 8. I sat in on more classes, the head teacher is emphasizing I must see every class before I start teaching and what not. So by the end of this week I should be done with sitting in on each class

I thought I was going to sleep in yesterday, but I was woken up for a spontaneous trip to church around 6:30. I couldn’t understand a single word, but it was a fun experience. I don’t know if all church’s are like this, but there were two mandatory donations and near the end of service