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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
Forgive the multitude of photos in this post, but we saw so much this past weekend. We visited a town called Bagamoyo (originally Buagamoyo, which means “lay down your heart”). For the history of Bagamoyo, click here. While in Bagamoyo, we stayed at the Livingstone Beach Resort. Although we…
This afternoon the students visited the National Museum of Tanzania (forgive the Wikipedia link; they don’t have their own website). We casually roamed the exhibits to learn about the history of Tanzania, along with other details regarding archaeological findings related to the evolution of humans and animals. There were…
Today we had a much-needed day of play and fellowship. We met up at a nearby beach with some of the local youths from a few Mennonite congregations. Along with normal beach activities, such as swimming, looking for seashells, and building sandcastles, we had some friendly competition with football/soka (soccer),…
Today the students were able to go on their first afternoon field trip to the Makumbusho Village Museum (click here for more information about the museum). It was fascinating to learn about the different types of materials different tribes use to build structure, what kinds of tools in the…
