Yesterday the whole family went to Tarangire National Park where Lucas is currently setting up a camp. It was very interesting to learn about how it works (leasing land and hosting safaris in a national park, that is). The site he is building is meant to be ready in 3 months, he already has customers […]

Yesterday was very calm, surprisingly. I woke up very tired. I slept well, but I think my body is wanting more sleep than I am giving it after playing soccer for two hours every day. Classes were fairly normal; I marked some papers while observing an English teacher (Lameck) give a lesson, I helped clean

Wow wow wow! It’s been a week since I’ve departed home. It doesn’t quite feel that long, but I’ve been busy keeping busy and I’m sure once I slow down I will begin to get homesick. Yesterday I did more of the same at school, just observing lessons, on course to make my way through

This picture here is one of my favorites so far. The whole school was outside on the basketball court for “parade” when I took this. The parade is a sort of assembly outside with all the students, done every other day of the week. The head teacher introduced me to all the students during it

Oh boy! Yesterday was busy busy. It was the first day of the school year and the scramble was full blown. 200+ new students with no new teachers hired, so I am hoping to relieve some of that pressure and stress these teachers are sure to be to be feeling. In the morning I “welcomed”

Yesterday was the first day at the school. No kids were there, only teachers preparing for the start of the new year. The school year is done differently here, it starts in January and ends in November. I think it’s better for me this way as well, as I will get to start the year

Yesterday was a full experience. It seems that Sundays are a day for chores and shopping. The day started out slow; after waking up with the chickens it was a while until anyone else was moving. For breakfast we had donut like pastries and juice. After breakfast I spent my morning with the boys playing

I have arrived! Yesterday’s flights were much better. I was tired enough to fall asleep on both flights and from Dar es Salaam to Kilimanjaro I had the full row to lie down in and sleep soundly. Stepping off of the plane straight down onto the tarmac was when it really hit me that I

My first day of travel is over with. I think it’s now been over 32 hours in an airport or on a plane and I’m now left with only 12 hours and two flights more. (Not to mention the 2ish hour drive to where I’ll be staying once in Tanzania). Last night I landed in