Song of the day: Black Eyed Peas- Just Can't Get Enough
Youtube it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrTyD7rjBpw
Monday, June. 13th, 2011
I woke up this morning at 4am! I was a little sleepy considering I had fallen asleep just after midnight, but I was happy to be able to talk to my little brother over Skype! At first it was just two webcams and my mic and their typing. Randomly in the middle of the conversation I started to hear their conversations even though they said they had no mic! That was a great surprise for all of us! I was able to hear my little brothers adorable voice! I do not care how tired I was... That was worth the lack of sleep. I was also able to talk to Dad, Pauline and my oldest brother!
I chose to stay in bed for the Skype call which seemed harmless, until my older brother had two guys over and everyone thought it would be fun to have them get on cam and say hello to me. Oh good! The most awkward part of the day! What a good first impression! And.... moving on...
Went for a walk this morning with Karisa and then left for internship placement. We get there and no one is there... shocking right? No more than 30 minutes into my work and Mary and her son, Donald, walk in. I am a little baffled, but happy to see them.
Still waiting on Donald to give me some definite info on the project in Bagamoyo. I did manage to discuss a few things and things should get finalized this week! Which is good since it should be happening NEXT week. haha
Jesse, Olive and I went out for lunch at a local place. We had some rice and then the fried bananas in the sauce and meat. It was delicious! I really must learn how to make this stuff so I can cook it at home! YUM!
We had a meeting today with Mary and Brian after lunch and discussed what tasks have been accomplished and what areas or projects need more time spent. The meeting was much needed and so I was grateful that we all could make it out. There is a broad meeting happening tomorrow, which Mary invited us to attend. It caught me off guard and had to rearrange things for tomorrow so I could attend. The children from KidzCare are coming tomorrow afternoon and the meeting is right smack dab in the middle of the time! It would not be too big of a deal if it was not for the fact that both Jesse and I are cooking dinner tonight and it is suppose to be an early dinner. Last minute planning is so not my thing... especially when I have to rearrange already planned out things. Hakuna Matata!
I am not feeling too well today, again. This whole sick thing is cramping my lifestyle out here. Especially since I only have 20 more days here until I return home! I end up low energy for most of the day and wanted to sleep when I am not out of the house. Ugh! Not a good way to end my time here. I will be signing out from university radar soon and shall have a few weeks of freedom before I return back home. Hopefully that means I will feel well enough to actually explore Dar and see some things I have not had time to see yet. Also, we are leaving for Arusha on the 23rd of this month.
So dinner tonight was Chips my Eye and unfortunately I have no appetite to eat it. So I am going to sleep nice and early. Canucks game at 3am!
Picture of the Day: Our Professor showing us how studying is done! As you can see the book is upside down. This picture was meant as a joke, but after being in Tanzania for 43 days I can see a deeper meaning to this picture. It is to do with cultures. Both the Canadian culture and the Tanzanian culture on a broad spectrum want to do the same things, accomplish the same tasks, experience the same life experiences but none of it is accomplished in the same manner... I feel like this picture depicts the confusion I had for my first month here. I was here experiencing the culture and trying to understand it all, but I found myself frustrated with the way things were done here. My outlook on this culture was similar to reading a book upside down; difficult to understand, confusing and downright frustrating. It was not until I embraced the differences and changed my viewpoint on their culture that I was able to understand and even appreciate the culture, flipping the book right side up.
Goodnight!
Youtube it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrTyD7rjBpw
Monday, June. 13th, 2011
I woke up this morning at 4am! I was a little sleepy considering I had fallen asleep just after midnight, but I was happy to be able to talk to my little brother over Skype! At first it was just two webcams and my mic and their typing. Randomly in the middle of the conversation I started to hear their conversations even though they said they had no mic! That was a great surprise for all of us! I was able to hear my little brothers adorable voice! I do not care how tired I was... That was worth the lack of sleep. I was also able to talk to Dad, Pauline and my oldest brother!
I chose to stay in bed for the Skype call which seemed harmless, until my older brother had two guys over and everyone thought it would be fun to have them get on cam and say hello to me. Oh good! The most awkward part of the day! What a good first impression! And.... moving on...
Went for a walk this morning with Karisa and then left for internship placement. We get there and no one is there... shocking right? No more than 30 minutes into my work and Mary and her son, Donald, walk in. I am a little baffled, but happy to see them.
Still waiting on Donald to give me some definite info on the project in Bagamoyo. I did manage to discuss a few things and things should get finalized this week! Which is good since it should be happening NEXT week. haha
Jesse, Olive and I went out for lunch at a local place. We had some rice and then the fried bananas in the sauce and meat. It was delicious! I really must learn how to make this stuff so I can cook it at home! YUM!
We had a meeting today with Mary and Brian after lunch and discussed what tasks have been accomplished and what areas or projects need more time spent. The meeting was much needed and so I was grateful that we all could make it out. There is a broad meeting happening tomorrow, which Mary invited us to attend. It caught me off guard and had to rearrange things for tomorrow so I could attend. The children from KidzCare are coming tomorrow afternoon and the meeting is right smack dab in the middle of the time! It would not be too big of a deal if it was not for the fact that both Jesse and I are cooking dinner tonight and it is suppose to be an early dinner. Last minute planning is so not my thing... especially when I have to rearrange already planned out things. Hakuna Matata!
I am not feeling too well today, again. This whole sick thing is cramping my lifestyle out here. Especially since I only have 20 more days here until I return home! I end up low energy for most of the day and wanted to sleep when I am not out of the house. Ugh! Not a good way to end my time here. I will be signing out from university radar soon and shall have a few weeks of freedom before I return back home. Hopefully that means I will feel well enough to actually explore Dar and see some things I have not had time to see yet. Also, we are leaving for Arusha on the 23rd of this month.
So dinner tonight was Chips my Eye and unfortunately I have no appetite to eat it. So I am going to sleep nice and early. Canucks game at 3am!
Picture of the Day: Our Professor showing us how studying is done! As you can see the book is upside down. This picture was meant as a joke, but after being in Tanzania for 43 days I can see a deeper meaning to this picture. It is to do with cultures. Both the Canadian culture and the Tanzanian culture on a broad spectrum want to do the same things, accomplish the same tasks, experience the same life experiences but none of it is accomplished in the same manner... I feel like this picture depicts the confusion I had for my first month here. I was here experiencing the culture and trying to understand it all, but I found myself frustrated with the way things were done here. My outlook on this culture was similar to reading a book upside down; difficult to understand, confusing and downright frustrating. It was not until I embraced the differences and changed my viewpoint on their culture that I was able to understand and even appreciate the culture, flipping the book right side up.
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