Hi!
It's been a while since my last post...
The girls have had holidays, they've been home for two weeks now, with two more to go. Mama is very happy to have them home, and they're also enjoying having some time off. It's also great for me having them around. They are three lovely girls, full of life and joy. They thrive on learning and each have a sound inquisite nature.
Anjera is a natural, she acquires knowledge easily. She's doing well at school, and her only complaints are about unbalanced meals and sweaty shoes! (They have to wear socks and fake leather shoes the entire time - here right on the Equator...!) Every day they're served "ugali maharage", perhaps with spiced rice and vegetables at weekends. "Ugali maharage" is a cornflour mash served with boiled kidney beans. It's the most common dish down here, whether it's on school or at home.
Melida is doing well in English, and is also enjoying school life. But she's a bit restless still (only fourteen...) so sometimes she finds it hard to concentrate. And as everybody in her class started school before her, she's still got some catching up to do.
Things are a bit slower for Meresiana, but there's been progress. She's just learned the alphabet, and now she dares speak a little more - both in Swahili and English. She's quite shy, and it's progress for her simply coming out of her own, shy world. We only call her Mere, by the way, and she's the youngest of 9 siblings! Last weekend I heard that 'the youngest' means 'buchilo' in Kiha (the tribe language) ... I thought that was so cute!
The girls LOVE to sing!! They sing all the time, in perfect pitch and with beautiful voices. One Sunday they went to church with some other girls from school, and they made 2000 shilling (about GBP 1 / USD 1.80) on their singing, as people loved their singing! (It is common to give a little to "performers" if they're good.)
Today a Norwegian friend of mine, Silje, will come over to learn a few Swahili children's songs from the sisters. Silje came to Tanzania a few months back and is now working at the Bagamoyo College of Arts as a music teacher - a Peace Corps project. She's a singer and has an incredible voice. She wants to start a children's choir next, and that's why she asked the girls to help her learn some songs. So tonight we'll have a blast!
And then there's Amy, a British volunteer who's here to work with our organisation, and who's offered to help with the girls' English over the holidays. She comes in every afternoon and it's great! She's very committed and has a lot of fun with the girls. I think it's going to pay off when they go back to school.
Well, that's it for now, back to work - have a great weekend all!
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