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.

TIP #2

Don't sit with your feet under the desk at night as you might have a 7 inch poisonous centipede crawling around the floor...

TIPS!

Okay. so instead of writing about every single encounter I have that is funny or scary, I am just going to post tips about how to avoid!

TIP #1:

Always keep your muscles warm in case you have to jump off the "porcelain throne" away from a spider the size of a bagel!!