Wednesday, Week One!

Wednesday, Week one! We woke up at 6:00 for breakfast and made our ten minute walk to the main house @ 6:30. We made it to Mbaruku Primary around 7:30, which was extremely early! Come to find out we dont have a class until around 9. So in the meantime we just sit around until our period to teach. We were very thankful to finally have a schedule to go by though! I usually teach one or two 40 minute english classes a morning and then play Futball (soccer) &/or dancing and games with them during their break time. So I am usually done by 11AM and can then go back and take a shower before everyone gets back for lunch! Today, I went back to our house after class and tooke a LONG, much needed nap and skipped lunch. I made it back to the homebase just in time for our Kiswahili lesson and then we made our way to Bagamoyo Secondary School (high school) to learn more about the education systems in Tanzania. After going there, I never want to hear anyone complain about how bad their school is in the U.S., because they can't even compare to the conditions of these schools. They are about 150 women and 700 men. They must all pay to attend the school and only men are allowed to live at the school. The women must find housing outside of the campus. All of their lessons are taught in English (many children never make it to highschool because they never learned enough english). Many of the students go on to University after attending (most within tanzania for teaching and a few outside of the country). After meeting with the head of the school and touring their classrooms and dining hall we made our way back to the home base for a quick dinner and bed!