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Spring 2011
This morning we all made it to Swahili class without a hitch, this after getting home Sunday evening after a full weekend. An impressive group. Tom Meyers,…
We spent the weekend in a small town about an hour north of Dar es Salaam called Bagamoyo. Loosely translated it means “where I lay my heart…
Yesterday afternoon Dr. Masebu, a historian from the University of Dar es Salaam, gave us a sweeping overview of the colonial period in Africa, with specific references…
Last evening we were without electricity (an increasingly frequent challenge for residents of Dar es Salaam) and therefore we could not post to the blog. So here…
William Cronon suggests, “the instability of human relations with the environment can be used to explain both cultural and ecological transformations.” Building on this theme, today we…
This weekends’ pictures speak for themselves. After a busy first week and a half, the students deserved some genuine respite and play. We traveled by ferry to…
Swahili class today included some wonderful singing of Tanzanian songs, both gospel and secular. in return, the students offered a hymn or two from the Mennonite hymnal. …
As you have begun to gather from previous posts, the daily schedule for students goes something like this. Anywhere between 7-8:30 a.m. students arrive at Upanga Church…
Warm greetings again from Dar. Students are in the swing of things, arriving each morning at the church for Swahili class. Class begins at 8:30 a.m. and…
Swahili classes have begun! Yesterday and today, the students arrived at the church for Swahili class in fine fashion. In fact today, everyone was on time! That…
