Mountain Village Lodge Arusha

... or Science for 2 hours each day, the rest is for the teacher. We have a break for 30 minutes at 10.30 till 11.00 than back to school till 12.30. Lunch is always at 13.00 for the volunteers after which we have a few hours to ourselves as the kids always have a nap from 14.00 till about 16.30. After they get up we play with them either taking them for a soda (treats for them) or to the river around the corner if it is really warm. At around 18.00 ...

... only been there about 4 times so far so is a really nice treat to them. Wondering what else I can do with them which won't cost soo much as can not do this every weekend.<br>On monday caroline and crystal where going to go to Arusha national park for a small safari, I went with them to share the costs as we took 3 kids with us. Corfield (the son of Kaaya and Joyce as he never gets taken anywhere as not an orphan), sheila (really shy girl) and farajael ...

... buffalo and beautiful zebras, a strange bird and a huge old tree, but the highlight had been the lions hunting. <br><br>As we exited the park we saw big elephants and then we began our climb up and out of the Ngorongoro crater, Toni slapping her hand on her head when she caught a glimpse of the drop off right next to the narrow road. The driver assured us that cars only came out this way though, so we needn&#8217;t worry about how ...

... last summer. I gave her a hug and Michelle and I immediately decided it would only be appropriate to select her as the second girl to sponsor. We briefly talked with the teachers and the headmaster of the school only to learn that both Upendo and Witness are very bright relative to the standards to the school. Unfortunately, Kenya&#8217;s education system is so much better and her scores in Tanzania do not compare to those in Kenya ...

... all of this and them receive their certificates. These kids went ALL OUT. There were 5 different songs that all had dances with them and 3 skits. All the performances had something to do with lessons they had learned that week (one song had lyrics saying "We are changing HIV", one skit was showing concurrent relationships - a guy sleeping with 3 girls at once, and ended up with HIV). When we were leaving they were hugging and thanking us; it ...

... part of the hike which was a good 2-3 hours long. We went through more villages where the people were not very nice I may add- many of the kids stuck there tounges out it was just different than in the main town. From the mountain we had the most beautiful view of the city - I got pics don't worry. Once past the towns we headed through this gorgeous forest and came out with the view of ...

... till the morning. I knocked out after a tiring day.<br><br>DAY 3: Woke up having assumed a victory over the net. That was before I went face first into it as I turned over and tangling ensued. At breakfast, we were joined by Damien&#8217;s new group of volunteers, a group of girls from ASU (Arizona State University). We semi-hurried through breakfast and went back home to get to work on the schedule. But before that, half the group went over to the soccer ...

... 4- If you are in town don't make eye contact and don't say a word to anyone they usually just want to sell you something (yes forget all your manners)<br>5- Be prepaired to eat a lot of food, house mamas love to feed you (its not all that healthy either it is all starch- rice,beans, ugali, chipate)<br>6- When taking a bucket bath be sure to do ...