The group enjoyed a hike at Lake Manyara National Park last weekend. \u00a0They spotted baboons, dik-diks, flamingos and antelopes. \u00a0The group enjoyed walking through the savanna grasses, a nice change from the dusty heat of town. \u00a0So much exciting progress is happening at the worksite! \u00a0The roof was installed this week on the kitchen, so now our group will work with the community members to mix up plaster to create the interior floor and walls. \u00a0They will start cleaning up the exterior of the building by doing some needed landscaping, ensuring that water will drain properly and no large puddles or mud will pool near the entrance.<\/p>\n
The world map project is progressing – the whole map is painted and now our students will be working on painting the country names on the map.<\/p>\n
The night sky proves to be more spectacular than ever on the plains. \u00a0Other highlights include cooking squash \/ coconut soup, practicing new Swahili vocab whenever possible during the day and sharing moments with students in the school while visiting their classes. \u00a0Many evenings of sporting events including soccer, volleyball and handball have been played by our group and the community members. \u00a0Amid all of the fun activities, much insightful reflection has been blossoming within the group during morning and evening meetings. \u00a0Our group has been thinking about privilege and living closer to the earth. \u00a0 They have gained a lot of awareness \u00a0about all the extra comforts and often times, distractions, that they have regular access to in the U.S. and they want to make sure that they don’t take these privileges for granted upon their return. \u00a0Water use is another topic of conversation that our students are thinking a lot about. \u00a0They want to use less water in the U.S. now that they know they can get by on so much less!<\/p>\n
A favorite dish among students has been chipsi mayai – a potato-egg pancake with a variety of fillings from vegetables to meat.<\/p>\n
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