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Tanzania Blog #12

         Today’s experiences were some that we will remember for the rest of our lives. After a two hour drive from Monduli to Manyara we were exposed to elephants, wildebeests, hippopotamuses, zebras and many other animals that dazzled us with their bright colors and exotic behaviors. The baboons bountifully bellowed through the bushels of berries with their buddies and bewildered us with their bodacious booties. With our knowledgeable safari guides navigating, we drove through the Manyara jungle with the tops off our vans and our excited eyes curiously surveying the majestic scenery that surrounded us. Lake Manyara was divine. It spread miles across the picturesque landscape that could be observed from our lunch pit stop area. It was nice to have a sandwich for once—even just butter and tomato on a roll. Although we will be leaving lifelong friends we are excited to see our friends and family and sleep in our own beds.

-Ellie Dolan, Tyler Phalen, and Hugh Cecil

This Monday brought more work on the basketball court and more cement, though luckily we had the assistance of a mixer. The court is looking excellent and it is really coming together. Work is a little behind because of a lack of rocks this weekend but there were so many people here at the school today that we were able to make up! Tomorrow is our last day at the school and everyone is sad that we have to leave Wednesday. We are going to leave many friends behind some of whom we may not see for years! As our trip comes to a close we keep thinking how lucky we have been in our leaders and our fellow group members. It’s going to be weird to not go to Orkeeswa everyday but we can’t wait to come home and see our families!

-Trevor Fry