A Little Piece of American in Tanzania

We were able to celebrate the Fourth of July here in Tanzania. Some other American friends invited us to this restaurant by the ocean. The restaurant let us bring food in as long as we bought our drinks there. There were ten adults and two kids there. Our friend who had planned the get together had gotten stuff for the fourth. So we had an American flag, red, white, and blue balloons, and an American tablecloth.  We even had sparklers! It felt like a little piece of America in Tanzania.

We had veggies and dip and chips and guacamole for appetizers. We had grilled fish and shrimp tacos, a salad, and a fruit salad for dinner; with cookies and marshmallow treats for dessert. It was so nice to get to relax and celebrate with other Americans. When we were all done there we went over to one couples house that has a fire pit in the backyard -  where we sat out under the stars around a fire drinking coffee and eating chocolate.

There were no fireworks but we were able to see a couple shooting starts.  It was beautiful.

-Lauren

Break Adventures

We have a month off from school. We have been taking that time to relax and to enjoy the nature of Tanzania. 

We had a beach day. We road our bikes out to the beach and had a picnic lunch of pb&j, chips, raisins, and juice boxes. 

Then since it was low tide we walked 100 meters over tide pools to the ocean, where we went snorkeling. There are all different types of coral reefs with all different types of sea creatures. My favorite were these bright purple and yellow fish that were as long as my hand. I had never seen such bright fish that were that big. 

Father Mwaya, Sr. Maureen (our headmistress), another sister, a teacher, and us went to the border of Tanzania and Mozambique. There is a river that is about 1.5 miles wide that separates the two countries. Since it was low tide we were able to walk most of the way across from Tanzania to Mozambique. The deepest part we had to walk across was knee deep, but for the most part we were just walking on sand. It was a cool experience, and very beautiful. 

We went out on a sailboat with some of our friends. We met at the fish market and got on a small sailboat that is used for fishing. We then sailed around the Indian Ocean for a while. It is beautiful out on the water. The water is a greenish blue color and is very clear. Even in the water that was 15ft deep we were still able to see the bottom. 

 -Lauren