saying goodbye

How do you say goodbye? Emotions are running high as I pack to leave this wonderful place for home. I am excited to go home and see my family but will also miss the friends I have made here and faces of the people of Tanzania. The faces are beautiful and always smiling. I will miss the children waving and saying jambo(hello), how are you? I will miss seeing the women in their colorful dresses walking with unbelievably heavy loads on top of their heads. I will miss seeing the piles of fruit spread out on a cloth on the ground beside the road that are for sale to earn a few shillings for the woman who tends the "shop" each day. Children play beside her and easily entertain themselves for hours.

Exciting things are happening at the school which have been talked about in previous blogs and it would be good to watch the changes as they grow and develop. I will have to settle for reports and the next trip to satisfy my curiosity and my hopes for the future of the school.

This morning we said goodbye to eight of our members as they left for Zanzibar and a new experience. Two others left for a day trip to Arusha National Park. Six more of us leave for home tonight. Thanks for being with us on the journey.