We began our first day at the autism unit in Dar this morning. It appears Marilyn had quite the adventure in Kenya, so we slept in and headed to the school around 10am. This is the primary school that we spent two weeks in last summer. All of the teachers were excited to see us again! It was great to see Mama Ella's friendly face (the head teacher and developer of the center). We were also happy to see that many of the same children were still in attendance from the previous year.
After exchanging hellos and welcomes we headed over to the head masters office for a quick over view of what we would be doing in the next five days or so. We aren't exactly sure the topics they are wanting us to cover so after observing for a bit we taxied to slip-way to discuss our plan of action.
Marilyn had visted with Mama Ella while Amber and I played with the kiddos. She was able to get some broad topics narrowed down, so we delegated out some tasks over a Tusker beer and some grub by the ocean. It was then shopping time again to pick up just a few more trinkets here and there. Some of us ;) are afraid we are going to have to buy an extra suitcase just for souvenirs.
Speaking of too many souvenirs, I have failed to mention that while we awaited Marilyn's return on Monday, Amber and I were in search of "kiitange" (traditional printed African fabric). Amber's mother has plans to make some quilts and clothing so we needed several different patterns and colors. Long story short we have ended up with 9 different prints and roughly 70 yards of fabric to work it. Good luck Linda :) Robn has already enjoyed her go around with the fabric we brought home last year, but we are so thankful for our stylish authentic skirts. God only knows how much our suitcases will weigh on the trip home. The fabric is much thicker and heavier then our textiles.
We are planning for a full week of teaching but are hoping to get to the beach this weekend.
We shall be in touch!
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