Mvae

Not a too eventful week, power cut Last Sunday in Singida meant i couldn't get online.

We bought a football for the kids that hang outside the gate and they popped it in less than 48 hours.

Work on the school has come to a stand still... the villages are not paying the workers wages, so no one turns up to work apart from four Mzumgus, and so we have spent the week making a ton of bricks.

We did a Hapa tour this week, for me this was the second time, but i really enjoyed the last time, and as they knew this they changed the route and did different projects for me, so it was new for me after all. After we travelled to the other camp at Mvae, and spent the night there. It was so different, almost what i expected my camp to be like when i first arrived seven weeks ago. Also got the chance to see the project they're working on, and saw Mount Hanang from their camp too... it's big! Mvae knew we were coming and prepared meals, drinks, big fire etc... basically returned the hospitality we showed them a couple of weeks back. Absolutely superb evening.

On another note, which some of you may not like to hear, but Pete and I killed two chickens between us for the first time... We were offered chicken at a small price and bought them as i haven't had meat in my diet for a while. So it was killing to eat, not for fun, and i would describe the chickens out here as free range, i wouldn't say they receive that much stress. Also the guy that over looked was Muslim, so as a mark of respect, i said a Muslim pray, in Swahili, and had the face of the animal facing North (forwards the Holy land.) It was admittedly scary, taking the life of something, but it was incredible, i was bricking it up to the point i had the blade in one hand and the neck of the chicken in the other, then it all went, whether it was a case i wanted it to feel as less pain as possible, or if natural human instincts took over i don't know, but it was easier than i thought. It was a big chicken, the blood went all the way up my arms and all over my boots, and they're certainly not wrong when they say they keep moving for ages, i had the headless torso pinned down for ages!

Things are getting sad here as the end gets closer, only two weeks left of camp now, have to make the most of it! This week, we have been invited to a party in Singida, hence why I'm here again on a Saturday afternoon. And Carmel has her Birthday on Monday, so big celebrations there too!

Lastly, I didn't watch the rugby last week after all as no where showed it... can't complain, should have expected it.

Hope everyone at home is great! Sending my love...