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Hello everyone! I have finally had some time to spruce up and organize my classroom, and now I get to share it with you all! Today we had an open house at school where the parents could come to meet the teachers, tour the classrooms, etc. It turned out great, though I was a bit nervous, this being my first open house! ... Read the Post...
Karibu! I seriously cannot believe I've been in Moshi for five weeks now! And I just finished the fourth week of school with my first graders! I thought I would start doing this every few weeks, just a little update on how things are going, and random pictures or thoughts. So here's my five week ... Read the Post...
One place that I have been to twice now near Moshi is what we call Melinda's. It's the most American-like place here, and I've got to say, it's quite the retreat! Melinda is a Dutch woman (I think) whose husband's job moved them here to Moshi. She built this HUGE house out on a bunch of farmland (some of which is theirs) ... Read the Post...
Downtown Moshi is about 10 minutes from the house where I'm living and Hope, and it's a very fun and interesting place! We go to town a couple times a week, for groceries and for fun! Here's a bit of what I've experienced so far. We bought and ate some of the maize off of one of the many stands like this around town. ... Read the Post...
My First Classroom- Before the First Day of School The first week I was here in Moshi was a week to prepare for the start of school. On that Monday, August 25th, all of the teachers, teachers assistants, and administration began meeting at Hope International to get ready. On Monday morning we were given our class, room, ... Read the Post...
Once I got over the first bout of jet lag, we hit the ground running. I also caught a silly cold right before I left Omaha, so the first week here I was battling jet lag and a cold- but I powered through it! It took me about a week to get back to my normal self from jet lag, but I still did pretty well making sure I ... Read the Post...
