Day #2 in Tanzania!

Habari!
We absolutely love Tanzania. Our stay at the West Kili Lodge was amazing thanks to Agnes, Father Abraham, and Miriam. I think that we might have been spoiled a little, but everywhere we have been thus far has been beautiful. This morning, we left the lodge and set off to the Banjika School in Karatu. We drove through Arusha and picked up Brooke from her 2nd cousins’ house who are missionaries that travel around teaching in Tanzania. An hour outside of Arusha, we stopped and had a real Tanzanian lunch at Mto Wa Mbu, otherwise known as banana town. While there, we visited the Makonde people who moved from Mozambique during the civil war. They are masters in the art of woodcarving and have grown to love their new peaceful home in Tanzania. After that, we got back on the bus and eventually arrived in Karatu. We were greeted with hugs and bright, smiling faces when we got off the bus at Banjika. All of our partner students welcomed us with open arms (literally) and surprisingly great English! They taught us a Swahili song and we taught them the “boom chicka boom” chant. We then went to the camp groups and moved into our tents.  Dinner was curry chicken, rice, beef stew, green beans, carrots, cucumber salad, and bananas.  Overall, it was an amazing day!!
Abbye Mudter and Casey Close