{"id":3171,"date":"2012-10-27T20:29:38","date_gmt":"2012-10-27T20:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.globalroutes.org\/?p=3171"},"modified":"2012-10-27T20:29:38","modified_gmt":"2012-10-27T20:29:38","slug":"first-week-in-tanzania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalroutes.org\/staging\/8011\/2012\/10\/27\/first-week-in-tanzania\/","title":{"rendered":"First Week in Tanzania"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"yiv1444723145yui_3_7_2_15_1351327430117_39\">We arrived in Tanzania via airplane and immediately after touching down we met our in country contact named Mohammed. \u00a0He arrived with a bus and took the entire group with all of our luggage to the hotel where we stayed for the next two days. \u00a0We took these two days to prepare ourselves for the upcoming teaching experience as well as enjoy each others&#8217; company for just a little bit longer. \u00a0When Saturday came our host families arrived at our hotel where we had lunch and then left individually for our new homes. \u00a0My first night with my home stay family went well. \u00a0The next day was a Sunday which was completely free for us so we took advantage and went into town to pick up a few essentials that had been previously overlooked, toilet paper being the most important. \u00a0Then Monday came and it was time to go to school. \u00a0On the first day every Global Routes intern had an appointment to meet with the head master of their school. \u00a0My meeting went well as we were given a very thorough tour of the school and then assigned subjects to teach. \u00a0For the second half of Monday and all of Tuesday we observed the classes we would soon be taking over for the next five weeks. \u00a0When Wednesday came it was time to teach our first classes and we all had mixed results but I personally was able to draw up an extensive lesson plan and execute it fairly well. \u00a0Thursday&#8217;s lesson didn&#8217;t go quite as smoothly, but all in all I was happy with my results. \u00a0No Global Routes Interns had school friday because there was a Muslim holiday. \u00a0Most of us took this time to go into the city and enjoy a nice meal at an Italian restaurant that has become a favorite for all of us. \u00a0It is here that the entire group, minus two, met by accident. \u00a0Today we will be returning to Arusha to meet at our leader&#8217;s apartment. \u00a0We are all excited to be reunited and share our experiences of the past week. \u00a0We are also taking this time to celebrate Emily&#8217;s birthday, Halloween, and Thanksgiving because there are no other opportunities to celebrate the events in our very busy schedule.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv1444723145yui_3_7_2_15_1351327430117_39\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv1444723145yui_3_7_2_15_1351327430117_39\">Submitted by Ian Weishar<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We arrived in Tanzania via airplane and immediately after touching down we met our in country contact named Mohammed. \u00a0He 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