We are still at language school this week. It has been a good, challenging, difficult and at times frustrating experience. The time though has laid a good foundation for us to continue to learn Kiswahili when we return to Kenya next week. We are far from becoming fluent but I learned an African Proverb this … Continue reading Masai Market
Prayer and Fasting
As I laid awake in the early hours this morning, I was thinking about what to write. Then at 5am, the Call to Prayer started at a local mosque. Yesterday and today have been religious holidays here in Tanzania because of the end of Ramadan. Ramadan is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of … Continue reading Prayer and Fasting
Lions and tigers and bears, Oh My
“Lions and tigers and bears, Oh my.” Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz This line reminds me of a place in Locust Grove, GA called Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary. There was a special trio called BLT: bear, lion, tiger. They were rescued together as babies and have grown up together at the sanctuary. This is … Continue reading Lions and tigers and bears, Oh My
community
Mtu ni Watu “A person is people” captures the essence of the human relationships in East Africa. No one lives a solitary life. All are dependent on one another and only in community is a person fully human. This is the African proverb on the first page of our Kiswahili language book. The school here … Continue reading community
Home Stay 2.0
What is a home-stay? You go live with a local family for a time to observe the way they live on a day to day basis. You are their guest but you join in on the things done every day. Usually you have not learned much language in your new culture so communication is limited … Continue reading Home Stay 2.0
Ha3els in Africa 