Archives for Spring 2020 Category

And they’re off!

They have boarded the plane and left Tanzania.  Praise be to God!…

Leaving Too Soon

Students on Goshen College’s Study Service Term in Tanzania begin their journey home. As many of you have heard, we will be leaving Tanzania early because of the increasing restrictions on international travel due to COVID-19.  This is so hard, since our students are really feeling a…

Happy Birthday, Emma B.!

Today is Emma’s birthday!  YAY!!!  On Saturday, we had the students, who are living close enough to Musoma,  join Emma for some birthday cake and celebration.   The cake was passion fruit-flavored (Oh My Yum!!!). …

Moving West through the Serengeti

Sorry this post took a little longer than I expected.  We had an interesting week dealing with electricity to our house.  But, we are back!! Also, sorry this is a LONG post with LOTS of photos and a few videos.  So brew up some coffee or tea, and enjoy!…

New Beginnings; transition to Service Time

Side note first:  the Serengeti pictures are coming; likely later today or tomorrow.  It takes a long time to download and process pictures for the blog, especially when you have a photographer that cannot stop herself at one photo per animal. Today the students have all left for their new…

Goodbye Dar es Salaam!

Last evening the students and hosts families all came together at the YMCA for a meal and time for appreciation.  We are so thankful for all of our wonderful host families who truly welcomed our students as one of their own.

Nyumbani Goshen

Every Wednesday, for the past 5 weeks, instead of an afternoon field trip or lecture, the students make their way to Nyumbani Goshen, or the Goshen home (aka. the Schramms’ apartment). The students were divided into 5 different groups.  Each week one group was responsible for cooking, another…

Nyantira Mennonite Church

This past Friday we made a trip to Nyantira Mennonite School to take a tour, learn about what they are doing there, and to learn about their affiliation with Compassion International (for information about what Compassion International is doing in Tanzania, click here). Nyantira Mennonite School is unique because…

Tolly’s Kitchen

  This is Tolly.  She is a lawyer-turned-chef that owns the catering business.  She is fun-loving, sweet, patient, and always has a smile on her face.  She seems to love teaching and exudes endless joy.  She has her own YouTube Channel if you want to check it out.  It’s…

Week 3 in Dar es Salaam

Hello friends, families, strangers who are interested in what we’re doing.  We have had another adventurous week in Dar es Salaam.  This city is so full of interesting experiences, people, sights, sounds, etc. On Monday the students attended a lecture at the University of Dar es Salaam on the culture…