The service portion of our semester came to an end with everyone returning to the Anglican Guesthouse in Musoma, where a month and a half earlier everyone had departed to their various service placements. Reuniting the group was full of laughter, stories, and relaxing in the simple amenities that the…
The following blog post is brought to you by Griffin. It’s the last week of service! At the time of writing there’s two days of service left before we pack up and head to Zanzibar. Service has been such a tough five weeks, but its rewards are even better. All…
The following blog post is brought to you by Emma. Welcome to Musoma! This is week 4 of service for all of us, so we have finally somewhat found our footing in this new place. There are three students living and working in Musoma, Caleb, Beka, and myself. I think…
The following blog post is brought to you by Simon Karibuni na Shirati! Welcome to Shirati! And welcome to our time of service. On February 25th, we all dispersed to our different service locations all throughout the Mara region. I was placed in Shirati along with Madelynn. Shirati is located…
The following blog post is brought to you by Vaughn. After our day of exploring Arusha, it was finally time for our safari to be underway! We started the morning by eating breakfast, and packing all of our things into three safari trucks. These trucks could sit about 6 passengers…
The following blog post is brought to you by Madelynn. Our final week in Dar es Salaam was marked by a bittersweet series of “lasts.” The last Kiswahili class, the last lunch at Nyambani Goshen, and the last day spent with our host families, who we had come to know…
The following blog post is brought to you by Jacob. Day-to-day life in Tanzania is much different than in the United States. As I write this blog post, I am sitting outside my house in front of a small patch of grass. A baby monkey walks along the fence on…
The following blog post is brought to you by Caleb. This past week we spent two days with the Aqua-Farms Organization, AFO. It was a great time! After our Thursday morning Swahili classes, several AFO representatives came to introduce their organization to us. During this two-hour session, we learned many…
The following blog post is brought to you by Jordan. This past week came with many great days and moments. In this blog I will tell you about this past Wednesday which happened to be Simon’s 20th birthday. The day started out with me and Caleb waking up earlier than…
It’s been a while since we last posted (our apologies). Our schedule has been very hectic and it’s high time we fill you in. We hope you enjoy getting caught up on our adventure with the following photos. Karibuni. A visit and lecture with Dr. Shaina…
