Early morning :)

So as we kite EVERYDAY!!! we should be getting better right? well you would think so. I mean i thought so haha well yesterday was a bit of a step back which was quite upsetting... But we all have those days so Will (the other intern) and i decided to start today out with a fresh start. 8 am we were out on the water cruising around the dhows and the seaweed farms! In the morning, when you are cutting through the waves it is the best feeling to watch the sun rising over the water :) We even managed to pass eachother with a high five! quite a blast.
As of now the centre is thriving with customers and i cant wait to try out the full moon kiting tomorrow night!!

zanzibar!

So i am finally here :) loving every moment of it so far! kiting has been great! the wind is supposed to pick up again on monday so that should be lovely. in the time being we have been taking the boat out to the reef and i have been learning to surf! great times :) ahhh what else. oh went to get some beer and soda for the trip in a taxi and driftin on sand roads always adds a bit of excitement to the day!! The lifestyle is pretty good here at the moment. Wake up, paddle on the surf board or run on the beach, kite, make dinner, chill with friends, and sleep!!! haha couldnt ask for anything better!!

conversation

Me - "It looks like a beautiful day today!"
Shosho - "no. no its not. visitors think a day like today is nice, but it is not."
Me (thinking to myself) - i dont know what to do with my face....[as i look at the sky awkwardly]
End of conversation....

Mornings

So, being at university and not having a class before 11:00 I became very used to late nights and late mornings.  That is not the case in Mtakuja! The power usually goes out in the evening therefore not worth the hassle of staying up and walking around.  The other reason to hit the sheets, remains with the basic fact of everybody on the school campus is up and going at 7.  We usually get up at 6 or 6:30 to start our yoga and exercises before the heat sets in which is a great start to the day! buuuuut the rush is on because the teachers start singing at 7:30. yes everybody, they have an early morning singing session. Sometime the songs are nice and comforting but every other day there is a certain teacher who thinks he is John Meyer or something.  He belts out and lets loose. Lets just say because it is a religious school nobody says anything to him. :/ I just laugh (to myself of course ;) ).  Then we make our way out to the veranda where we drink our coffee, eat our breakfast, and take a good ol' gander at kilimanjaro! i think that if i actually used my brain and thought about it before climbing, I would have been a bit nervous haha oh well. CHECK!!

TIP #5

When speaking swahili, dont confuse NinapEnda wewe (i like you) with NinapAnda wewe (i would like to mate with you) hahahahaha

TIP #4

alwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaays. always. always check your bed before you climbing. taranchulas like to sleep there too.

TIP #3

(those who know shosho will love this one)
IF YOUR GRANDMOTHER TELLS YOU TO EAT THE FERMENTED CREAM BECAUSE IT IS NOW "CHEESE", JUST SAY NO.