So another set of visitors have been and gone. We said
goodbye to Clare and Stu last Sunday after an action packed two weeks that
included a couple of days in Dar es Salaam, a visit to Victoria Falls in
Zambia (photos here), a week in Shinyanga and a whistle stop tour of Serengeti. Indian food
was eaten, lions spotted, sunsets enjoyed (a first for Stu apparently), matching shirts bought and worn, rafting
survived (soundtracked by this) and quite a few ‘Balimi tatu’ ordered.
The realities of having a ‘real job’ kicked in for Paul as
he missed most of the daytime activities in Shinyanga which mainly consisted of
chips mayai, enjoying / surviving the heat as well as visit to Buhangija and a
local secondary school. It was great to be able to show the changes at
Buhangija to a few of those involved in the fundraising that allowed it to
happen. The fact that Clare thought it was ‘completely different and better’
than at Christmas was a welcome endorsement of the progress that has been
achieved there.
It’s always amazing to have visitors over. It’s great to
have friends and family who have seen where we live and experienced a bit of what our
lives are like here. Ian is still knocking around, making the most of his
generous army holidays, so we’re down to ‘Balimi mbili’ but Paul's not having to
resort to ‘moja’ just yet!
The realities of having a ‘real job’ kicked in for Paul as
he missed most of the daytime activities in Shinyanga which mainly consisted of
chips mayai, enjoying / surviving the heat as well as visit to Buhangija and a
local secondary school. It was great to be able to show the changes at
Buhangija to a few of those involved in the fundraising that allowed it to
happen. The fact that Clare thought it was ‘completely different and better’
than at Christmas was a welcome endorsement of the progress that has been
achieved there.
It’s always amazing to have visitors over. It’s great to
have friends and family who have seen where we live and experienced a bit of what our
lives are like here. Ian is still knocking around, making the most of his
generous army holidays, so we’re down to ‘Balimi mbili’ but Paul's not having to
resort to ‘moja’ just yet!
Swahili word of the day: Moja, Mbili, Tatu (one, two three)
