Winter vacation

My students have taken their final exams and are on their way home now. I am so proud of them! The average grade in each class was a B - and I thought the exam was challenging. There were two 100% marks and one 0% (because one student cheated). The second term of school will start in July. So until then we have visitors from America coming! We'll do the big tourist stuff like the Northern Circuit (Lake Manyara National Park, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area and Crater, and Oldupai Gorge). If the company is good and our trip is awesome I'll post which company we used on my blog. Also I'll be going to Zanzibar (for the third time!) but I'm okay with that because Zbar has great food and good shopping, things which are lacking in our town.


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Manyunyu Tu

Hali ya Hewa (Weather)

The rainy season is over and past. Everyone, including the wise elders in our town, say that we will get manyunyu tu, drizzle/light rain only. The grass is already starting to turn brown and our garden is drying up. This season, we have harvested, or are in the process of harvesting: peanuts (120 pounds), beans (20 pounds), sunflowers (to be pressed for oil), sweet potatoes, tomatoes, green beans, squash, corn, cucumbers, onions, okra, and herbs such as basil, cilantro, mint, thyme, and marjoram. We will not have to buy peanuts during the rest of our service (6 months)! Besides the drop in rainfall, the wind has picked up and it's getting cooler. We have closed some windows and use blankets at night as winter is approaching.


End of Term

My school term is coming to an end very soon. This week I'm in Dar for a meeting, then next week we'll do revision in class, then the week after that the students take their final exams.

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