It's the end of week 1, and I have so much today and only 6 minutes to do it. I moved into my homestay on Monday, with Mama Zawadi and her 3 kids. Her oldest daughter is incredibly smart and motivated to do well and she hopes to move to America one day. Andrew is 7, he is pretty shy but he's a good kid and he's always playing with the other kids in our boma (housing area). Sayuni is 4, and she is just the cutest little girl on earth. She's pretty shy and doesn't say much, but she loves to jump around and chase us. Last night we got her to say "I go to sleep" in english. TOO CUTE! Also, we started teaching on Thursday to a class of 15-18 year olds. They're very rowdy and silly but when we need them to focus, they're very attentive. I'm really looking forward to spending time with them. They already know quite a bit about HIV/AIDS, however it is clear there is still quite a bit of work to be done. Yesterday, our group went to the one heart source site to meet all the kids. They're all very different but very fun to be around. Lastly, today we did an 8 mile waterfall hike which was spectacular and I will be posting pictures when I get back. Welp, 1 minute left, gotta run. I'll try and update you all more next weekend!
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Friday, July 23, 2010
Arrival
Hujambo!
Hello everyone, I made it safely and i'm now officially on the opposite side of the world. Long day of planes, two spent about 20 hours on planes all together. We got back to our hostel at about 3am, passed out, and had some tasty breakfast in a restaurant downstairs. I'm really loving the food so far, they have all kinds of juices and foods that you weren't normally see served in the US. We spent the morning wandering local markets. Everyone wants to sell you their stuff, so we pretty much get forced into their booths and bombarded with offers to give it to you for SO CHEAP. Fortunately, there's lots of cool stuff so i'll be bringing back lots of presents! We're all going to be at the hostel until Monday so we're checking out the city for the next few days. There are so many kids around! And a lot will just walk up and start shaking hands and putting your arms on their shoulders, it's so sweet. I can't wait to get started with our work and I hope to keep this updated somewhat regularly since the internet cafe is cheap and close to our hostel. I hope you're all having a wonderful time in the good ol' US of A and I can't wait to tell you all more about my trip!
Asante!
Hello everyone, I made it safely and i'm now officially on the opposite side of the world. Long day of planes, two spent about 20 hours on planes all together. We got back to our hostel at about 3am, passed out, and had some tasty breakfast in a restaurant downstairs. I'm really loving the food so far, they have all kinds of juices and foods that you weren't normally see served in the US. We spent the morning wandering local markets. Everyone wants to sell you their stuff, so we pretty much get forced into their booths and bombarded with offers to give it to you for SO CHEAP. Fortunately, there's lots of cool stuff so i'll be bringing back lots of presents! We're all going to be at the hostel until Monday so we're checking out the city for the next few days. There are so many kids around! And a lot will just walk up and start shaking hands and putting your arms on their shoulders, it's so sweet. I can't wait to get started with our work and I hope to keep this updated somewhat regularly since the internet cafe is cheap and close to our hostel. I hope you're all having a wonderful time in the good ol' US of A and I can't wait to tell you all more about my trip!
Asante!
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Getting Ready
Hujambo!
I've just finished packing my life into boxes since my dad will be moving me into my new apartment while i'm in Tanzania. Everything is ready to go, i'm spending time with my parents tonight and getting up bright and early tomorrow morning for my 9:45 flight. Although i'm starting to get the jitters, I know i'm making the right decision with this trip and this is exactly what I need to be doing right now. For anyone reading this, i'm not sure how often i'll actually have internet access, and therefore posts may be few and far between. However, I will try my best to keep you all updated on my trip and tell you about all of my amazing experiences. Best wishes to all of you and I hope you have a fantastic summer, I know I will!
-Nicole
I've just finished packing my life into boxes since my dad will be moving me into my new apartment while i'm in Tanzania. Everything is ready to go, i'm spending time with my parents tonight and getting up bright and early tomorrow morning for my 9:45 flight. Although i'm starting to get the jitters, I know i'm making the right decision with this trip and this is exactly what I need to be doing right now. For anyone reading this, i'm not sure how often i'll actually have internet access, and therefore posts may be few and far between. However, I will try my best to keep you all updated on my trip and tell you about all of my amazing experiences. Best wishes to all of you and I hope you have a fantastic summer, I know I will!
-Nicole
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