June 12, 2007
Wednesday
The only way that I can describe today is peaceful and eerily quiet. After living in a house with 20 people for over a week, some alone time is something to be yearned for. This house may be large, but sharing 1 ½ semi-functional bathrooms and a dining room table which always seems to be missing one chair, we have all gotten a little close for comfort at times. Most of the group made a voyage to Iringa today to write emails and do research, and buy more essential supplies like Pringles and Nutella. Meanwhile, Mo, Quinn, Chris, Moriah and I stayed, along with Susan and Lewis. Chris and I unintentionally slept in for most of the morning, because there was no ruckus in the house to wake us up like usual. Mo and Quinn went on an adventurous walk past the Roman catholic church and saw some newborn puppies along the way.
We all met up for lunch, and this time I actually got some watermelon, which is usually long gone before I get to the table. After lunch Chris and I went down to the school to track down our Tanzanian painting compadres and we painted one classroom. At 2:30 all of us headed to the library for a discussion on the seven laws of teaching headed by none other then mama Susan. The local teachers and students joined in the discussion enthusiastically and described to us the national disease that is mathematics. After the class we went back up to the mission house to enjoy our last moments in a quiet house. Once the crew returned it would be dinner, and time for our nightly meeting, and of course back to fighting over the limited fruit and working toilets.
-Kate
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