Since my last entry, my placement site has changed from Moshi to Dodoma. Also, I have been in Tanzania for a week and a half!
While my site placement change was a huge shock and pretty upsetting, I am very happy to be here in Dodoma. I am currently job hunting at two places: St. Ignatius Primary School and Kidiji cha Matumaini (Village of Hope). Both are wonderful and beautiful locations. I’ll keep you posted on developments there, but in the mean time, please enjoy a random list of impressions and thoughts on my first few days here:
1. -I MISS YOU! Homesickness is nowhere near debilitating, but it’s there. I think of you often!
2. -Laura, Sean, and Cristina (my community mates) are great! (Watching True Blood together already.. what more can I say?) I am so lucky to have two people who have paved the way for me and are willing to help me adjust to life here.
3. -Karibu sana! The people I’ve met have been very, very welcoming.
4. -Kidogo Kiswahili. I know very little Swahili and I need to learn ASAP!
5. -I need to practice with drop toilets. I’ll spare you the details J
6. -Rain here is incredibly beautiful. I will enjoy it for the next couple months until Dodoma becomes dry again.
7. -I am re-learning how to clean everything! Hand washing laundry, showering from a bucket, doing dishes, etc.
8. - I have rhythm, but it’s not Tanzanian rhythm. It will come.
I love you and miss you all very much and am excited to have more to share soon!
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