Jill in Tanzania 2011: Photo Gallery

FAREWELL BBQ (thankyou Nicholas and Julia)

That's some bbq!

Wonderful to be able to meet some of the teacher's families.

This is Revocatus' (secondary maths) eldest girl. He also has 6 month old twin girls!

Brad, Carmel and Luke

Mcharo ( IT HOD Secondary) seems unduly worried about Alina opening his coke

Primary music teacher Kawaka

It was Revocatus birthday as well so Helen baked a much appreciated cake.

MISFITS & MISSIONARIES DRESS UP

THE LANGUAGE TEST

Here are the 70 odd primary teachers doing their written papers on a Saturday morning in the Upper Primary Dining Hall

UPPER PRIMARY

MT MERU GAME PARK REVISITED

Jane, Helen and Laura enjoying the MT Meru Game Lodge gardens

WELL A PERSON HAS TO EAT

Outdoor dining at Rivertrees

Nik's Bar and Grill Arusha.

AnneMarie, Jane, Lauren, Sue, Helen and Glenda tuck into baked whole fish from Lake Victoria

Fantastic fruit and vegies here

Afternoon tea with Laura, Julie and Trish at Blue Heron, Arusha

Helen is "the cook"at Smith Campus. She made dumplings this night. She also makes pizza, curry and pasta dishes (out of whatever is in the fridge!) and even bakes cookies! Where would we be without her.

A night out at River Trees Lodge just down the road with Helen and Bernice- we had fish and chips.

LOWER PRIMARY ASSEMBLY

THE WEIRDEST THINGS I'VE SEEN

Any ideas what all these buttons are for ??!!

I'm told this is African Gothic architecture (and yes... it's basically in the middle of nowhere!)

CHRISTMAS IN JULY

The egg nog was ready (note hand made whisk) so let the party begin......

Go to love those hand made hats to go with the crackers that contained lollies and suitably bad jokes

Rocking around the Christmas tree

A sing-a-long with Paula (I suspect this was "5 golden rings" )

that made some a little nostalgic

and a visit by Santa

made it a night to remember.

THE CHOIR OF HARD KNOCKS

VILLAGE LIFE

TREK TO SEE COLOBUS MONKEYS

The name colobus derives from a Greek word meaning "mutilated" because, unlike other other primates, they do not have opposable thumbs.

We set off into the jungle.....

across creeks

and rivers ........... to find these fabulous monkeys

WHO NEEDS A BAG?

DROUGHT IN AFRICA

This year there is widespread drought in north eastern Africa. Tanzania is not as badly affected as Kenya and Somalia are but price of fuel and food is skyrocketing.

MT KILIMANJARO (At LAST!)

Taken from the veranda of the YMCA at Moshi (a town about an hours drive north near the Kenyan border) . Can you see the snow?

MAASAI MARKETS at MONDULI

The "car" park

Lots of fresh fruit and vegies.

Fabrics are displayed in cones and there are tailors on the spot to run you up an outfit.

Laura ( blonde hair!) beside piles of dry beans.

BOYS TOYS

It's amazing what you can do with a few bits and pieces!

VISIT TO AN ORPHANAGE

On July 9th I visited an orphanage and spent a few hours playing and reading with the kids. They are living there because they were abandoned or orphaned at birth. It is a private NGO run by an Italian couple. The children all hope to be adopted one day. The older ones attend a free Catholic school and are taught in English and Kiswahili.