i love starting the day. after breakfast i stick my money in my bra strap, my keys on one hip and my phone on the other and head out. good morning baaabati.
today we had a teaching in the mornign at a church- 40 little kids and about 20 bigger kids-- it is quite a sight to see a bunch of four yr olds elbowing eachother to be the one to hold your hand in a circle game.
my younger brother charles has all of his homework in englihs. did i already blog abotu that? oh well it is very impressive and thus deserves recognition-every single subject they learn in school is in english , and he is just attending a normal secondary school.
highlight of last week: an impromtu sing off after class with the babati day sekondari school girls. they knew more rhianna lyrics than i did.
tanzanians love dancing! this makes me very happy, as i also have a love for dancing--no language barrier there :]
as i type here in the internet cafe there are a few people reading over my shoulder. it is quite a funny feeling to always be watched uggh. last night at dinenr my baba had a few guests--they all watch me like a hawk and it can be kind of akward. when they reffered to me as mzungu (european/white person) my baba was quick to say that my name is emmanuelle, not mzungu--very cool. after they found otu Tumaini isnt from the same tribe as they are (Tuma is Massai from Kenya) they spoke in their native tongue throughout the rest of dinner-rude!
another highlight--eating cassava outside frank nad jarrod's home with neighbors at dusk. so neat!
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"be free" is what jenna's homestay brother says everyday as yuo head out of his home. be free everyone.
ReplyDeleteMa chere fille,
ReplyDeleteJ'aime beaucoup ce terme de "be free", je vais etre sure de l'utiliser tres frequement.
Tous ces souvenirs seront tres precieux pour les
annees a venir. Bonne continuation. je t'aime.
maman
Hi Emmanuelle! Annie just set me up with this blog. my oh my...Annie is going past me in the computer department. I tried putting some comments in using my work computer and it went nuts on me. I had to shut it off, it wouldn't stop duplicating your blog site.
ReplyDeleteWe are so proud of what you are doing but we can't wait for you to come home. i'll be sending you a good long note real soon this is just a test. Be very careful and don't eat too much butter! I love you! Dad
Don't you just swell with pride when someone "protects" you and insists you be called your actually name and not mzungu :)
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