Blogs from Dodoma, Centre, Tanzania, Africa - page 4

Greetings from Tanzania! It has been a while since our last blog so we’ll try to bring you up to date by touching on some highlights of what’s been happening here in our lives at MTC and the surrounding villages. It is definitely a busy place, but the work and our experiences have been very gratifying. A Man Called Peter On Saturday, Oct 8th, Rob visited a local Compassion program with Peter Fumbi, his friend and student, and also our gardener. Peter studies at Msalato (MTC) during the week and volunteers his time on Saturday mornings at a local Compassion program. Peter is a very dedicated young man with a passion for helping disadvantaged youth in Dodoma. Compassion is a worldwide program started in South Korea with its head office now in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Through ... read more

Well, it’s been two months since we arrived in Tanzania and we have just completed the first term of the first semester of the school year here at Msalato. Each semester consists of two 7-week terms with a one-week break for rest and rejuvenation in the middle. Being our first experience, we looked forward to it. We had hoped to go to Zanzibar for a few days with some other ex-pats here, but that proved to be too expensive as we would have had to charter a plane from Arusha to pick us up and take us to Zanzibar and pay too much extra. So we made alternative plans. Charles and Mary Worsley, two retired Anglican pastors from New Zealand, were disappointed in the cancellation also and were planning to do something else in its place. ... read more

Greetings from Tanzania, Habari za mchana (good afternoon in Kiswahili) We are becoming more and more comfortable in our new surroundings, and as a matter of fact, we may be enjoying it too much. The weather, the people, the social life, the country surroundings and the experiences have been just wonderful. Tanzania, with all its characteristics, is much more than we anticipated. There are many, many needs here, but the positive attitude of the people is so inspiring. Their smiles and friendliness are contagious. We have made many new friends; from students to teachers to members in the community. Teaching here is rewarding, but sometimes frustrating. Jeannie is finding teaching bookkeeping quite a challenge without a syllabus. And there are no textbooks for the students who are very shy and insecure about their English. Rob is ... read more

I går kørte vi fra Tarangire til Dodoma. Hvilket var en ret lang tur. Vi vågnede lidt i 6 om morgenen for at tage på safari (vi så foresten en løve-mor med hendes 2 unger. Det var en dejlig og lang tur. Vi ankom til Dodoma ved 8 tiden, hvor vi ikke spiste aftensmad på det hotel familien Hagen skulle sove. (Det vidste sig at det åbenbart to flere timer at lave en tør kylling og nogle triste pommes frites.) Så efter vi havde ventet i 1.5 time gik vi derfra uden at spise. Men vi sov godt hjemme ved Allan. Elizabeth. Vi var meget sultne, da vi kom i seng i går fordi der var ike hurtig nok mad på restauranten. Da vi kørte fra Tarangire til Dodoma var vi i 14 timer i bilen. ... read more

It is hard to believe that our stay in Dodoma and Tanzania has come to an end. Our time here, almost a year and a half, has never dragged. I do not think there has been a moment when we have wished time to move on a little quicker. In fact, mostly it has felt like time was rolling along at an accelerated pace. Be that as it may, we have now come to the point of saying our good-byes and returning home. December has been a time of bringing the school term to a close with mid-year exams, a Christmas Production, and generally concluding what can be concluded and arranging things in such a way that those who follow us will be able to pick up and move on from here. One of the characteristics ... read more