We are making regular trips to the villages (3-4x/wk) this year to visit students in their ghettos. They tell us about their families back home, how far it is from school, how frequently (or infrequently) they get to go home during the school year, what kind of agriculture may be different than in our area, etc. Most of the time, there is a feature "back home" that they brag on as being so much better than in this area, such as different fruit trees such as pear, mango or papaya, or that they have pineapple, or a river big enough to sport fish, or a forest with animals to hunt.
On this trip to a ghetto outside Idiwili, we are visiting girls. Two are sisters. Their landlord has a grinding mill, so they have access to flour at a reduced price.
The man also has ostrich, or some such large bird, from which they enjoy large egg portions. We'd heard about them from other students, but they keep them in a building, so we've not seen them.
We always play UNO; the students love the game and have learned to give "HIGH FIVE" to the winner. We announce a Draw Four as being a zawadi (gift to you), and try to manipulate the game a bit so that as much as possible, everyone gets a chance to win.
They will play for hours; we are saved from "staying the night" by the need for them to get some chores done or the return to school for study or activities.Your Hands & Feet in Tanzania,
Gary and Joanne Grenell
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