Orienting…orienting…orienting
We arrived safely in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The first thing we noticed when we got off the plane was the temperature difference. Dar is HOT! The temperature in Nairobi is much more moderate because of it’s high elevation. Dar is at sea level, and it’s summer…
We’re staying at a motel, and we’re thankful that we have an in-window air-conditioner. They also have a generator for the whole place, so when the power is out, the a/c can stay on. We’re also grateful to have hot water, so no cold showers. Those two things should make our stay here over the next three weeks much more comfortable.
Our schedule will be full, but we also have some free time to relate with the other participants in the course. There are ten adults and two children. The group includes people from the US, the UK, Canada and the Netherlands. While we’ll be heading to Kenya at the completion of the course, other participants will be staying in Tanzania and others are just here to explore and learn more about east Africa.
Some of the topics we’ll be covering include:
* Medical care and health
* Basic Swahili (an east African language used in Tanzania, Kenya and some other east African countries)
* History of pre- and post-colonial east Africa
* The church in east Africa
* Understanding poverty
* Cooking & kitchen hygiene
* Relating to authority and dealing with conflict
* 4WD Driving
We also have outings scheduled to downtown Dar, a Tanzanian village, a Swahili worship service and a Tanzanian family’s home.
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I feel your pain with that heat. It’s not even the MIDDLE of February, and the temps are starting to warm up again here. Last summer, when the wind blew from the South, it brought that humidity up from the gulf, and this place was MISERABLE! I thanked God for prevailing Northern winds! I’m glad you’ve got A/C.
Wow! A motel with AC and hot showers, eh? Not exactly “Jungle Camp” for sure. After a while in cool, Nairobi you may find yourselves remembering nice warm Dar!