Well, its the last day. It's that feeling that I miss home, but I love it here in Tanzania. The adventure was amazing. From working at the school to helping at the orphanage and plaster-house and going on safari and seeing many animals, everything was incredible. When I first came I didn't know what my experience was going to be like, but it was different than I expected. I worked with the students on soccer for the first week. It was much different the American soccer. Many of them played barefoot on the dirt full of garbage and rocks; I was amazed that none of them got cuts on their feet. Working with the school was a great opportunity for me and it showed me that at my school in New Hampshire that I have so much.
The plaster house and the orphanage was mixed feelings. I was so happy that these children had a place to stay and a place that looked after them, but I was also sad that some of the children had absolutely no family. They were so happy to see us; all of the Wazungu. These children that I was were really being watch over and taken care of. I met this little boy named Thomas at the plaster house. He was about three or four years old. All he wanted to do was be played with, he just wanted to throw a small ball back and fourth with me. I really didn't want to leave, but I knew that he was in good hands.
This will be short, but safari was amazing. There were so many animals that were out in the wild and in their natural habitat. It was so much different seeing lion in the wild than in a cage at the Bronx zoo. Watching the giant elephants walk slowly and peacefully along, the lions stalk zebra for their dinner, and the giraffe eat from the tall acacia tree. That was all amazing to watch and see.
But the real part of the trip tat was amazing was the people that I net along the way. Our amazing drivers: Adam, Agnol, David, Luther, and Emani. They became our friends and traveled with us. The teachers at the school, so happy and gracious that we were there to help them. And lastly, the people in the group. There were young who really brought the energy, and there were old people that brought wisdom and their own type of energy to the group. I will never forget the members of the Safi School Project summer 2012 trip that made my experience amazing.
Signing out,
Harrison Newman
Andover, NH
The plaster house and the orphanage was mixed feelings. I was so happy that these children had a place to stay and a place that looked after them, but I was also sad that some of the children had absolutely no family. They were so happy to see us; all of the Wazungu. These children that I was were really being watch over and taken care of. I met this little boy named Thomas at the plaster house. He was about three or four years old. All he wanted to do was be played with, he just wanted to throw a small ball back and fourth with me. I really didn't want to leave, but I knew that he was in good hands.
This will be short, but safari was amazing. There were so many animals that were out in the wild and in their natural habitat. It was so much different seeing lion in the wild than in a cage at the Bronx zoo. Watching the giant elephants walk slowly and peacefully along, the lions stalk zebra for their dinner, and the giraffe eat from the tall acacia tree. That was all amazing to watch and see.
But the real part of the trip tat was amazing was the people that I net along the way. Our amazing drivers: Adam, Agnol, David, Luther, and Emani. They became our friends and traveled with us. The teachers at the school, so happy and gracious that we were there to help them. And lastly, the people in the group. There were young who really brought the energy, and there were old people that brought wisdom and their own type of energy to the group. I will never forget the members of the Safi School Project summer 2012 trip that made my experience amazing.
Signing out,
Harrison Newman
Andover, NH
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