peanut butter...

a wonderful view from my school!

(my block is the one in the middle)

this is the mountain I climbed!

(the right hand peak)

Thursday January 31, 08

Not much to talk about today. It was nice to have a full day’s worth of Swahili lessons w/ Godfrey! I now know how to add/subtract/multiply/divide (in kiiswahili)!! During my two hour break this afternoon, the power went out again so I still couldn’t finish the blog from my “get away.” I took a nap instead! At dinnertime~ 6pm it started to thunder a little and it poured for about 15 minutes but that was all…nothing like yesterday evening’s storm! I ended up reading a couple of older blogs of some May Term trips to Tanzania and it was fun to compare experiences and see some pictures of my many Wartburg friends that have been here also!!


A couple of things: after trying Tanzania peanut butter on some bread during the mountain climb on Saturday I decided it was pretty good (healthier than American peanut butter) and so on Sunday when Nicole went into town I had her get me some peanut butter and a few apples, as they are excellent and very much worth 600 shillings (60 cents)! Well, she came back with a small jar (12 oz) of American chunky peanut butter… YUM. Let’s just say, when one is without a certain kind of food for quite some time, they tend to indulge…and indulge I did…as within 3 days the peanut butter (eaten with multi-grain crackers) is gone already! I know, I know…that’s pretty gross…well, trust me, it tasted like some of the best peanut butter I’ve ever had!!! Haha Didn’t feel so good later on after eating it these past few days, but I think I will refrain from buying anymore/keeping it in my room!!! :)
Also, I learned a new verb this week: kusindikiza which means “to accompany a parting guest a little way on his road as a gesture of respect.” It is an African custom where it is not polite to say good-bye to guests at the door, rather it is better to follow them at least to the boundaries of your plot!!! I thought this was very neat, and definitely different than what we practice in the U.S. so I had to share!!!


*Tonight for dinner we had Rosella juice!!! I think it is made from a plant or flower…PH said to make a pitcher one takes a ½ cup of the mixture and mixes it with boiling water, than let it cool and strain it and you have this wonderful juice that tastes like cherry or cranberry kool-aid!!!! :)


I had better get some sleep as I have another big day ahead of me tomorrow!!! Another village visit, and Nicole will be joining us, as well as my teacher, Godfrey…who has lived in Morogoro his 20 years and never been out to the villages!! (by the way, he is 20, NOT 21 as I was told…)!


Peace to all!!!

resting in Him,
Alana :)