Hi people,
things are still great. All the volunteers have arrived, orientation has begun with the teaching partners. For a week we will be staying at this agricultural college, where the vols and tp's will be learning how to work together, teach classrooms of different ages, and learn what to expect in the villages. I happen to be in Arusha for a few days running errands.
--Its so FRUSTRATING having to bargain/argue my way through prices everyday in Arusha. Being white makes you a walking dollar sign and so i cannot escape the mzungu (European) price--even when i bargain in Swahili! Even lunch prices at the same restaurant go up from previous days. the day my Swahili gets good to enough to impress shop owners will be THE day.
--I cannot stress enough the genuine hospitality that is so unique to Tanzanian culture. Everyone I meet is very polite and very welcoming.
--enjoy your hot showers people!!! Its a great day when the hot water heater works haha
Emmanuelle
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This summer I will be returning to northern Tanzania as a Volunteer Coordinator with Support for International Change. Check it out at www.sichange.org!
Emmanuelle,
ReplyDeleteI had a couple in the cab tonight who spoke with a very British upper crust accent. These people definitely rode to the hounds. They were telling me how much they liked Boston so I jokingly asked them where they were from even though, "I could take a wild guess". She told me she bet I couldnt guess. I said she spoke the Queen's English better than the Queen so I guessed England. She said she was from.....Tanzania! I dont know the history of the country. Was it a Rhodesia type colony? I told them about you and they were veddy impressed. Good show!
Brian!!!
ReplyDeleteya the British colonized TZ from after WWI to 1960-1 i believe. secondary school kids do all their studies in English--most of them know three languages including their tribal tongue, its pretty amazing. smart people and the nicest too!