Tanzanian Experience - Hakuna Matata

Yes, we have our feet back on home soil again after a very exhausting three and a half days of vehicle and air transport. The worst part was the nine hour trip to Uganda to the airport in pouring rain until just before the border. I was so grateful that it stopped about six miles before the border crossing as we would have all been like drowned rats for the next seven hours of the trip. We even managed to stop at the equator for a photo.     At the Equator. We would like to thank everyone who journeyed with us via the blog, supported us with your prayers and encouraged us in times of challenge. We truly appreciate it. Just in case you are interested - some of the Form Four boys came to visit me and were interested in Australian food. They then decided that they wanted to bring me dinner from the school kitchen so I could try their food. There’s no saying, “ No” so they duly arrived with a plate of Ugali - ground corn cooked in water and allowed to set.  The best d...

November 6th. Do you remember the saying “Darkest Africa”from a long time ago ? Well, while I don’t hold to that , I was beginning to believe it could literally be true with all the power cuts we have been having. The longest one lasted for three consecutive days. That’ s when you have to drink the ice cream from the freezer if you are fortunate enough to have some ( which we didn’t). No power  means no internet which is intermittent at the best of times. It has been interesting to say the least as it also means that no water can be pumped and with almost five hundred students plus staff on site 24/7 a few tanks of water don’t last very long. But on the bright side we did have some very heavy downpours for a week or so and so we collected plenty of water to drink. We seemed to be the only ones dashing in and out with buckets and dishes but it served a good purpose. Dining hall and covered walkway from the kitchen With the exception of a couple of small doors, the dinin...