Hi hi!

Just a quick update today!

This week we dropped off a bunch of school supplies and sheets at the Tumaini Street Kids Center (200 notebooks, 200 pens, protractors, calculators, chalk, ect). It was great to be able to donate supplies for those kids and help support a really well run organization. We also visited Budap this week, which is a organization in Bukoba that empowers disabled people by teaching them how to make things like jewelry and drums so they can make a living. We bought some souvenirs and visited the Bukoba museum while we were there. Last night we went back to watch another soccer game at the same restaurant. Go Germany? We cheered for our new friend Fab. We also all learned how to make matoke last night, which are cooked plantains with a bunch of veggies. I peeled 3 plantains in the time it took Zaharan to peel 15. We were so slow that eventually our friends took over and cut up all the veggies for us--so we sort of made it ourselves?

Today we visiting a private hospital to watch some really interesting operations--it was the 5 star hotels of hospitals compared to the Bukoba Hospital! The difference was amazing. The operations were also really cool to watch. After the hospital we stopped to hike and look at some rock paintings that were done allegedly in 300 bc. The views across the plains were absolutely incredible--it made us all so excited for Safari! Tomorrow night we are staying at the Bandas on the beach and Saturday we are going to William's village!

Meaghan--Becca and I are reading Fool Me Twice and having very nice "Dean's Scholars" conversations about them! Pass the word onto Dean Elde that his books have traveled all the way to Africa!

I've had some extra time this week to relax and its been so nice--There's not a whole lot better than drinking smoothies made of fresh fruit while looking at the beautiful African landscape!

I'm getting really excited to see you all when I get back--June 27th will come fast! I also had a dream about a room full of sub sandwiches. Its clearly time for some American food.

xoxo