News from Tanzania

click to enlarge (see previous post in Alumni)Hi everyone!

A month already! Things have been going well, but it’s been very busy. Two of the team leaders are on vacation this week, so I’m responsible for making sure all the volunteers get where they need to go, get fed, etc. and for handling the daily finances. Although I enjoy the organization involved with the job, it’s a lot to manage by myself while also trying to make headway with the architecture and video projects.

We finally got a site map of the land for our Mapinga (the name of the area) building projects! Well it’s not quite a site map; it only shows the property line and no information on the interior of the property, but it’s at least something to start with for master planning. We’ve also been working with others to put together a program for what buildings and services will be included in the first phase of construction.

It was a very last minute decision, but I went to Zanzibar last Thursday to Sunday for the internationally famous music festival called Sauti za Basara (Sounds of Wisdom) that celebrates music from all over the world. I didn’t have the opportunity to go last year, so I didn’t want to miss it again. The festival started around 4 p.m. in the Old Fort and lasted much past midnight each night. It was an amazing atmosphere to be in; there were people from all walks of life that had come from all over to attend. I’m really glad I went.

I hope all is well with you! Thanks for all the great replies to my last update. Picture collage attached!

Always,
Moriah