First Week in the Village

Hey everyone, thanks again for the messages if you've sent some, i am getting them eventually. I have bought a Tanzanian SIM and occationally get signal, so i will post a number up hopefully next week if people would like to contact me. Internet is slow as usual so this will not be a big post.

I've started working now in the village, it's been an amazing week and a real eye opener! The nearest house to me is made of old wood and mud, the children out here wear the same clothes day in day out, and some of the cloths are so ripped to shreds you question why they wear them at all! Progress on the school is going well, the Africans work very slowly, but we are very far behind schedule, so i've been told to expect long hours in the coming weeks. The school itself is almost done from previous volunteers, left is the staff house and the toilet block, with eight weeks left of the program, its going to be a push!

As for my B'day, it's been great, we walked to a local rock in the middle of nowhere about 100 ft tall. It's called Mampando Rock and the views from up top were breathe taking, though getting back from any walk is fun as everything looks the same, so easy to get lost.

As for living out here, I love it so much, it's so much fun! At night the wind only allows me a couple of hours sleep, not to mention the wild dogs, crickets and hyeanas. The toilets... haha... i'm not even going to bother describing that, and food wise, i'm eating well, though very very little meat as we have no way of storing it. The water we have to collect every morning from the local pump, filter it and then purify it.

Anyway, my stories could go on, but i don't have the time i'm affraid. Sending my love from rural Tanzania.