Did you hear the news? The white people are back! Just our newest saying we have learned!
We finally have internet!!!! The college has been generous enough to let us use there computer lab now that it is sunny out! (their internet is solar powered). The students have been great participants in our crazy antics and are asking great questions about Autism that we do not always have the answer to. Their favorite parts have been the CARS rating scale in which they became very competitive about and the first "make and take it" was a hit today. We don't think they get to do many "crafts" in their college course work! Though it was fun, getting step-by-step directions across to a group that speaks an entirely different language can take quite a bit of time. We are on day two of teacher training at the Sebastian Kolowa University in Lushoto, Tanzania. It has been very cold, misty, and foggy but we are still enjoying the beautiful Usambara Mountain Range, which is fully covered in magnifecent jungle foliage. We have taken stay at the Tumaini Lutheran Hostel. To make things quick we have learned several things at our time in Lushoto...
1. Some of us are still learning to use the in ground toilets (cough cough: Valerie)
2. There IS such thing as a "blanket house"... Africa has THE softest blankets to snuggle up in!
3. It is possible to take bucket showers.
4. To some, it is normal to eat fish heads
5. Some spiders have 6 legs
6. Duka la Madawa (Pharmicies) have everything!
7. Chips are fries in TZ and very tasty when mixed with eggs (chips mayai)
8. Rice can frequently resemble termites
9. Efraem can quickly pick up on "blonde jokes" and loves the sayings "holy moly and GTFOOMF"!
10. Tanzanian college students are fabulous! They are quick learners and ask great questions!
It took us 4 hours to drive from Moshi to Lushoto. We got to see many unique small villages and enjoyed the people and animal watching. We will finish up teaching Friday aternoon and head back to Arusha for the night before heading to Tarangire and Ngorongoro Crater for Safari!
Kwaheri!
P.S. Janessa we are still not telling you anything! A month will be here before you know it!
XOXO to all our family and friends back home!
We finally have internet!!!! The college has been generous enough to let us use there computer lab now that it is sunny out! (their internet is solar powered). The students have been great participants in our crazy antics and are asking great questions about Autism that we do not always have the answer to. Their favorite parts have been the CARS rating scale in which they became very competitive about and the first "make and take it" was a hit today. We don't think they get to do many "crafts" in their college course work! Though it was fun, getting step-by-step directions across to a group that speaks an entirely different language can take quite a bit of time. We are on day two of teacher training at the Sebastian Kolowa University in Lushoto, Tanzania. It has been very cold, misty, and foggy but we are still enjoying the beautiful Usambara Mountain Range, which is fully covered in magnifecent jungle foliage. We have taken stay at the Tumaini Lutheran Hostel. To make things quick we have learned several things at our time in Lushoto...
1. Some of us are still learning to use the in ground toilets (cough cough: Valerie)
2. There IS such thing as a "blanket house"... Africa has THE softest blankets to snuggle up in!
3. It is possible to take bucket showers.
4. To some, it is normal to eat fish heads
5. Some spiders have 6 legs
6. Duka la Madawa (Pharmicies) have everything!
7. Chips are fries in TZ and very tasty when mixed with eggs (chips mayai)
8. Rice can frequently resemble termites
9. Efraem can quickly pick up on "blonde jokes" and loves the sayings "holy moly and GTFOOMF"!
10. Tanzanian college students are fabulous! They are quick learners and ask great questions!
It took us 4 hours to drive from Moshi to Lushoto. We got to see many unique small villages and enjoyed the people and animal watching. We will finish up teaching Friday aternoon and head back to Arusha for the night before heading to Tarangire and Ngorongoro Crater for Safari!
Kwaheri!
P.S. Janessa we are still not telling you anything! A month will be here before you know it!
XOXO to all our family and friends back home!
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