Sunday is transition day -- from the hotel to the homestay

 


Hi Tanzania Menlo Abroad Families!

Today was our last morning at our hotel, and our first night at our home-stays! This morning we enjoyed a nice late breakfast as we packed our bags to embark on a new journey. We passed time before our bus ride by playing 16-person games of Uno and getting last minute information on our home-stays. After, we all visited the school for lunch and bonding time with our home-stay siblings, where we played soccer and other fun games. Next was a visit to a large local market that is run twice a month. At the markets we enjoyed negotiating for fake designer brands and treating our home-stay siblings to snacks, clothing, and any other necessities. The final activity before heading to our new destinations was watching the African Cup final between Simba Soccer Club (Tanzanian Team) and a Moroccan team. To wrap up our day we all head off to our home-stay houses to a warm welcome for our first night. 

Best,

Shaan Parikh (Shuga), and Ethan Shapero (E-Shap)

(Ed note – a little shorter post today and fewer photos and no videos as this was a transition day (and we have limited internet access.) 




watching the soccer game


the market was huge with a wide variety of items for sale





including cows, which we did not buy

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