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Hurry up and Wait

1/25/2015

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Saturday morning - Mtui better get here soon or we'll be late to Monduli and we'll be in trouble.  ( Jean Wahlstrom told us to be there by by 9:30, which was the direction she'd been given)  So we drove FAST to Monduli, parked the vehicle in a place , from which, we could
 easily leave.  We did know that Tanzania celebrations tended to be long.
We made name tags, greeted friends and then were told to get out of this area since the former president, Mwini, would be coming soon.
Law abiding citizens that we are, we trooped down to the "hall" - tent covered areas with chairs. ( with backs!) We were moved to the "invited guests area and there we sat - until 11:30!!!  I was able to greet Kwayu and our former favorite driver, Urio, and Neema Ndooki and other friends.  And then we waited.
The event, the 50th anniversary of Operation Bootstrap and the 20th anniversary of the Masai Girls School, included 5 or 6 speeches - some translated into English, some in Swahili - all about 45 minutes long. After approximately 4 hours of standing up and sitting down, we felt  we had paid enough respect to  the student, graduates and honored guests.
After a trip to the choo, we regrouped, found our vehicle and headed for food.
We did have an amazing time, greeting girls and discovering  what amazing women they have become.

Let's continue to support the students at Ngateu!!!    Mary


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