A blog from Margi in Tanzania! We are having a wonderful Sunday. Got to sleep in, then went to a breakfast of chapati and sugar along with very sweet lemon grass tea, which grows all along the walls of two buildings. I have given it a try twice but it is just too sweet so I might pick some lemon grass and make my own tea. After breakfast the girls ran the church program which included lots of singing. We lathered up with sunscreen then hiked to two villages, and the students got a real taste of Africa. To an inexperienced traveller, it seemed that some villagers were aggressive in their approach to sales and seeing white foreigners. Some discomfort was felt but nothing was obnoxious or threatening. It was a good learning opportunity. We came back to a lunch of cornmeal and beans, rested a bit and started creating lesson plans for our teaching sessions tomorrow. Now it is hangout and rest time before futbol. We are on our lovely porch reading, writing, listening to music and generally staying out of the sun for awhile. Tonight we are supposed to have a fancy dinner; the villagers killed two chickens, a lamb and a small steer. We are all happy and healthy. Ahh. The breeze has returned.
Posted on: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 15:33:45 +0000