Yesterday we visited the Moshi Primary School. They only have one book for each subject and each class has about 50 kids. That is crazy. The kids are so sweet. They all wear uniforms to school. If it is government school, they wear blue uniforms and for private schools, we have seen green, maroon, black, etc. In my journal entry for yesterday I made the comment that I would love to come teach English here -- maybe not at Moshi Primary, but just in Tanzania in general.
Yesterday we also dropped off the mats at Msamaria Center for Street Children and dropped of the guy to help install the floor in the girls room. Then, last night before dinner we went to Kilimanjaro Orphanage Center again. The kids are just too cute -- all kids are the same, they just need love and attention. We took drawing supplies for the kids to color. Two girls that I met on one of the first mornings here recognized me and so we colored together. Their names are Rebeka and Hawa. Rebeka is so smart. She drew a lot of different things and then read them to me in English and Swahili. When I asked her what she was studying, she ran to get her exercise books to show me. I just love her a lot.
Today we had an adventure since it is Saturday. We first visited Mama Moshi's middle school teacher. She runs a school in a little village near Moshi. You know how I said I would love to teach english here somewhere? Ding ding ding! I found it!! All of there subjects are taught in English since it is an English medium school. They take volunteers for 9 months or so at a time. :) It is so clean and well run and they are adding 3 more standards (or grades) to their school, so they will need more teachers :). There is a German girl there right now who has caught on to Swahili rather quickly, and she seemed to LOVE it.
So as long as Mom and Dad are cool with it (and they should be since it is only 9 months), I'm totally in!
I am getting eaten alive by mosquitoes from sitting here, so I am going to leave it here for now.
Till next time :)
"Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men."
Ephesians 6:7
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