Today was our first workday. We got up at our usual time of 6:30 and had breakfast at the campsite by 7. We then got to the school by 8:30 and began working on the classrooms along side villagers from the Banjika community. We were split in to groups: a group to bring water, a group to bring bricks, a group to mix sand and cement, and a group who laid cement and bricks. We worked for about two hours and stopped for Chai, which is teatime every day in Tanzania. After tea we got with our Banjika students and they took us on a walking tour of their village. Our main focus in the conversation was to ask questions about their lives and find similarities instead of looking at our differences. Lunch was buffet style with all of our students and it is not customary for them to talk and eat, so we tried to continue conversation during the meal. Work continued after lunch for another two hours. At the end of the day before the students had to go home they taught us how to play Net Ball (still confused). Instead of taking the bus home we walked back to our campsite with all of our students and continued to learn about their lives. When we got back to the campsite every showered and Susan did yoga with some of us and Mrs. Morgan went on a walk with other students. Dinner was spaghetti and mashed potatoes, which made some of us VERY happy. We finished the night with a campfire and discussions about our day and the similarities we found with our students.
Love,
Grace and Sarah
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