As the months slide by in Tanzania I realize that things that at first seemed crazy have slowly goten more and more normal. I mention this because unfortunately this will probably be reflected in my blog posts as I no longer will have interesting stories that seem outlandish to an American reader. But that being said, I have written down a few things that I don’t think I did in the United States. Such items include: Chasing goats out of my house, being excited everytime it rains (Free and easy water!), and delayed meetings when a chairman looses his cow.
That being said, things here are starting to feel pretty similar to what the states were like. I get up in the morning, bathe, eat breakfast, I go to visit friends, I go shopping, I try to cook as little as possible, I play sports, I read books, and I go for hikes. A few things have changed, such as the language, the color of people’s skin, the size of buildings, and the availability of electricity, but at the end of the day, these are such minor details. Other interesting changes include being greeted by everyone you pass on streets, having food brought to you during every visit you make to a house, and of course I have to walk to get water.
So first three months at my actual site are over. This time was supposed to be used for evaluating the village, it’s strengths, it’s weaknesses, and starting to develoupe project ideas for the future. Projects I am going to be doing include a tree nursery, developing a soccer leauge, teaching english at the primary school and ecology at the secondary school, and finally working on getting a bee hives group established.
As It is still so early on, I have no idea what my time left here will bring, but if it is anywhere near what the first 5 months were, I’m sure that I am in for one hell of a wild ride!
Don't know what I think about the ethics of foreign missionaries, but this is an awesome church.
A local wedding with my closest white friend
Whenever in doubt, use passing by kids as an example in classes
'Jeff! Look what I found'
'It climbed on my roof, so I killed it'
Come vist me!!!!
I love the pictures!! I have had the same experience of chasing goats out of my house, only difference was I accidentally chased them into my house. =) Miss you.
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