It’s amazing to think I’ve already been in Tanzania for 3 weeks now. I don’t know where the time has gone! I have one more week of classes and then we are all off to our different hospitals. It is a little sad that the whole group will be spread out all over the place but I am excited to visit and see everyone on the weekends. This week was the usual and we got some extra Swahili practice at the Tengeru market. We were all given 1,000 shillings each (about 75 cents U.S.) and it was amazing what we were able to buy with our bargaining skills! I bought about 15 bananas and an avocado with my $0.75, now if only that could carry over when I have to buy food at college next year. My new favorite food in general is avocado- my mama introduced one of the best ways to eat it! Simple and easy- slice and avocado the long way and then sprinkle a little salt and lemon juice on the slice, so, so yummy! I also had spiced rice with beef for dinner tonight but this time with every bite of rice, you put a little slice of banana with it, what a great combination I’d never think to do! I am going to ask mama to write down all my favorite recipes so I can attempt to cook them as good as her in the U.S.
Anyways, lab this week was pretty fun, we tore apart and put back together 7 different pieces of equipment (the coolest being an electrosurge device) and practiced trouble shooting with some of the circuit boards we made. At Mt. Meru, Soren and I fixed and rewired a heater and then I helped with some more wheelchairs. I’m happy to know I will have PLENTY to do when it’s just us next month. Above I’ve posted a picture of a “storage” room right next to where we work, I’m glad I love to organize things- we will see if I can even begin to pick through the useful/useless things. My Swahili is improving a little and I hope to keep growing a larger vocabulary so I can talk with the workers in the hospital. At TCDC each week, we switch Kiswahili teachers so it is neat to get to know each one and it’s fun to have different teaching styles.
This weekend was our one and only long weekend to do whatever we wanted so I thought it would be awesome to go to a beach resort that a friend had recommended to me. We ended up going with 14 EWH members and it was an absolute blast, I had never been to a “tropical” beach or ocean so it was really nice and relaxing. For $33 a night we had beautiful bandas, excellent food and even went snorkeling. Peponi Beach Resort is now one of my favorite places ever (Peponi means heaven in Swahili so it was quite suitable)! I saw maybe 5 other tourists, other than that it was just us, the beach, and a few locals/villages surrounding the area. I of course collected shells half of the time I was there and couldn’t believe what I found casually walking around! This weekend I plan to bond with my family, hopefully go to an orphanage with Larry (our wonderful tech guy!) and maybe even head to Arusha National Park. Well you can check out some of my favorite pictures of the week and I love all the comments I’ve been getting. Feel free to leave anything or ask any questions :D
Anyways, lab this week was pretty fun, we tore apart and put back together 7 different pieces of equipment (the coolest being an electrosurge device) and practiced trouble shooting with some of the circuit boards we made. At Mt. Meru, Soren and I fixed and rewired a heater and then I helped with some more wheelchairs. I’m happy to know I will have PLENTY to do when it’s just us next month. Above I’ve posted a picture of a “storage” room right next to where we work, I’m glad I love to organize things- we will see if I can even begin to pick through the useful/useless things. My Swahili is improving a little and I hope to keep growing a larger vocabulary so I can talk with the workers in the hospital. At TCDC each week, we switch Kiswahili teachers so it is neat to get to know each one and it’s fun to have different teaching styles.
This weekend was our one and only long weekend to do whatever we wanted so I thought it would be awesome to go to a beach resort that a friend had recommended to me. We ended up going with 14 EWH members and it was an absolute blast, I had never been to a “tropical” beach or ocean so it was really nice and relaxing. For $33 a night we had beautiful bandas, excellent food and even went snorkeling. Peponi Beach Resort is now one of my favorite places ever (Peponi means heaven in Swahili so it was quite suitable)! I saw maybe 5 other tourists, other than that it was just us, the beach, and a few locals/villages surrounding the area. I of course collected shells half of the time I was there and couldn’t believe what I found casually walking around! This weekend I plan to bond with my family, hopefully go to an orphanage with Larry (our wonderful tech guy!) and maybe even head to Arusha National Park. Well you can check out some of my favorite pictures of the week and I love all the comments I’ve been getting. Feel free to leave anything or ask any questions :D
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