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Spring 2011
We are delighted to report that all the students arrived safely at their service locations! We received confirmation via phone from all the families. Most students spent…
Just a quick note to let everyone know that we safely arrived in Musoma yesterday afternoon. Today we attended the Nyabange Mennonite Church for a warm, festive,…
Everyone attended church today at Upanga Mennonite Church, where we have been having our daily Swahili classes. The church has been so welcoming, as we’ve used classrooms…
The students’ final exam was originally scheduled for Thursday, but since many students and teachers did not get much sleep on Wednesday night due to the accident…
You may have heard that last evening Tanzania experienced an unfortunate accident at a military base south of the airport. An accident caused an unknown quantity of…
On Tuesday Dr. Albogast Kamukuru, a marine biologist from the University of Dar es Salaam, gave us a presentation on the challenges and opportunities in managing Tanzania’s…
This weekend marks a milestone in our trip (and perhaps the calendar year), as the first of the long rains reached Dar! Praise be to God! On…
Our theme this week has been to explore how the unique attributes of natural resources determine which management approaches should be used for conservation. Forests, fisheries, and…
Wow, we’ve had a busy few days! On Friday we spent 2 hours with Reverend John Magafu and colleagues discussing environmental justice issues facing rural Tanzanians in…
Wednesday the group came to our house again for unit house. Each week we ask what the students would like on the menu. We consistently get the…
