Karibuni Tena

Phew, long time, not update! Sorry people, i've been incredibly busy dealing with a lot of things the past few weeks and just now am able to inform you all of my shenanigans. First off, I believe the weekend after my last post was my incredible weekend in Zanzibar. So, we were able to stay in a 5-star hotel on a MASSIVE discount. It was absolutely the most gorgeous place i've ever been. I shared a room with my best friend Amber the whole weekend, and all we did was relax, read, and enjoy the beach, not to mention our morning yoga sessions. I collected so many shells, I have an entire bag of them coming home with me. It was amazing just being in paradise with 30 of my new good friends. I could not be happier about that weekend. Even though I did spend almost two full days on a bus and ferry going to and from Arusha...Alright, onto new topics. We've had our schedule changed up quite a bit, since we are no longer teaching at Musa Primary because they are starting testing to move onto the next grade. Our last day was so sad. For 10 minutes, the whole class was being super quiet and we finally asked "Why is everyone being so quiet today?!" and they responded "Because you're leaving us!". Teaching was a wonderful experience and it feels great to know that we made a difference in their lives somehow. So now, we are focusing a lot of our energy on site work, which is essentially hard labor. I've gotten quite good with a pick-axe. We're working on a huge garden in the back area which will be full of delicious vegetables for everyone on site to eat while also enforcing their ideas on sustainability. I can't wait to see what it looks like when it's finished. We've also continued tutoring on site. I've been having a lot of trouble with Miriam the past couple weeks. On Thursday, she was mad about tutoring so she walked over, grabbed her notebook and ruler and threw them on the floor. I'm running out of ideas on getting her to open up, so i'll be talking to the mamas in the house to see if they can help me. Anyways, that's about all for the past couple weeks, 1 week left and then i'm home! It's so close! I love it here, but i'm definitely going to be ready to come home and see all my friends and family again. Love you all, see you very soon!