How would you describe your year in Tanzania? Memorable. I lived in a place that was very different than home. I lived in a poor country. What were the highlights? Our house, Moshi, and the people. What were the low points? The bugs. What will you miss the most? Our big yard. What advice would [...]
Archive for May, 2010
31 May
Exit Interview With Lena
How would you describe your year in Tanzania? Adventuresome, active, fascinating. What were the highlights? Going on safari, school, visiting Zanzibar and Egypt. What were the low points? Being homesick. What will you miss? Horseback riding, views of Kilimanjaro What are you looking forward to the most? Everything! What advice would you give to someone [...]
28 May
P6 Exhibition 2010
As part of the promotion of the P6 (primary sixth grade) students to middle school, ISM requires them to complete an exhibition project. Essentially, the students research a social issue they feel passionate about and apply the tenets of the primary curriculum. Since Anders’s class is a combined P5 and P6, his role as a [...]
24 May
Uncommon Sightings in the Serengeti
My friend Monica and I just returned from a four day safari in the Serengeti. Instead of the usual animal photos, I thought I would share a couple of the more unusual things we saw. While parked in a line of about twenty jeeps to watch a pride of lions feast on a fresh wildebeest, [...]
18 May
Birthday Tanzanian Style
The majority of the world may celebrate Norwegian Independence Day on May 17, but in our family, we celebrate David’s birthday. This year we celebrated with a guest of honor, our friend Monica from Seattle. The power was on all day so I managed to bake a cake and make a spaghetti dinner without difficulty. [...]
12 May
Welcome Guest Speaker
I imagine many of you have already heard Bono’s infamous speech on AIDS given at the National Prayer Breakfast in 2006. Four years later, as we live and work in Tanzania, the relevance of his words are irrefutable. Pull up a chair; it’s long, but so worth it.
12 May
Wanted: A Change of Heart
It’s been interesting to follow the issue of funding the war against HIV in the American media from this side of the world. The most recent article I read in the New York Times (click here) left me feeling discouraged. For about ten minutes. Then, I felt outrage. I thought about this war on a [...]
