Update!

Hello everybody

Our apologize for our far too late blog.The last two weeks we had a very busy schedule and also internet and the power supply didn't help us by falling down.

So that's why I give you an update from the last 2 weeks.

Last week Joosje and I went 2 days to Maasailand. We had to be there for a new project for KFI: the 24 hour Maasai Experience. This experience was founded by a Dutch woman called Ester. Joosje and I had to supervise Eldad, student of KFI, who had the job to film this experience. This 2 days were so nice! We had a good time with Ester, we slept in a Boma (the small houses of 1 Maasai man and all his wives) we eat a slaughtered goat and had a lot of fun with the crew. The next day we went on a hike to the top of a small mountain. The view was magnificent!! Really cool!!

In the same week Chantal (together with Msechu) had to go to Moshi every day, to supervise the project of Change Beats. One of our students, Goodluck, had to film this project. In this project Dutch youth went to go to Tanzania to make music with the local youth and musicians. It was a 2 hour bus ride from our house to Moshi and back. So you can tell she was totally broken but still laughing and enjoying here self.

Last friday our teacher Ben van Lieshout arrived at KIA. He stayed for 1 week here in Tanzania. He was here to check our project, give a lot of advise and he even gave a lesson!

In the weekend we chilled and went out for dinner. Sunday we toke Ben to NgoroNgoro NP.

This place was beautiful!! We saw a lot of animals, Maasai ect. We saw even 3 elephants before we entered the park. They were just crossing the road!! They stood very close by our jeep!! So cool!!

We had a great time!!

During this week Colinda, Joosje and me had to supervise different projects. We read the script of SVVT, help to find a better subject for Mambapoint and supervise the Thomsom Kilitrek and the Deloittetrek.

Today Ben left Arusha, he's going back to Holland and the students have to continue there assignments. We gonna take a look at the edits of the Maasai Experience and finally burn the Deloittetrek.

So this was the update, hope we informed you well

Greetings from the whole group

Paco

And Chanti is also working very hard!!!!!!!!! :D You go girl!

Safari to Moshi

Today Joshi (Joosje) and I went with some of our students to Moshi. We had to go there for the Mambapoint project about Albinos.

Because Moshi is not that close to KFI we had to go by bus. It was a 2 hour drive on a bumpy road in a bus which was almost falling apart.

Once we were there we had a nice lunch, pilau and rice with kuku. During lunch I was eating with my left hand. One of the students asked me, why I was eating with left instead of eating with right, what is a tradition here in Tanzania. I explained to her that I'm left handed and I'm not able to eat with my right hand ;-). But from now on I'll eat with my right hand.

After lunch we had a meeting with a Dutch man who had some relations with albino's. The students had a small interview with him and two albino's. The conversation was hard to understand for use because they had to speak Swahili and our Swahili is not perfect yet.

The students of KFI had a hard talk with the albino's because they want to get their benefit out of the report the students are making. So they tried to explain that there was no financial benefit possible, but more a social benefit. It wasn't as easy as we expected. We still have a long way to go. A lot of work has to be done to finish this project.

During our way back we had just a pleasant ride as we had in the morning. We can't feel our asses anymore, but we are still happy and smiling. Five minutes ago we had a great meal, chipsmayai! So now we are ready for a good night of sleep.

Usiku mwema!!!

Yoshh and Paco

NIMEFURAHI

Hi everyone,

a short update....

I'm happy:) I know I'm a cliche but again I fell in love with Tanzania and its people. As Paco said we had a warm welcome and it feels like we never left.
We started yesterday, we mostly supervise different groups. One group is going to make a documentary about albino's, another group is going to film in an orphanage and next to that we are preparing a cameraman who is going to climb the Kilimanjaro thursday..So lots to do but so much fun.
I'll stop writing for now and I will go back to the sun, showering with a view onto banana trees, hanging out with students, watching movies, eating avocado's and rice, playing cards, washing sand out of my hair, teasing Paco ( he is the only boy in our group) and well.... waking up in a beautiful country..

cu soon

x Colinda

And Were Back!!!!

MMMMMMAAAAAMMMMMMBBBBBBBOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

Finally friday we arrived at Kilimanjaro International Airport! After waiting for almost 1,5 hour to get our business visas, we were enthusiastically welcomed by the students, Joosje, Chantal, Sam en Meschu. After hugging screaming and laughing with each other we went to go to KFI. At KFI was the welcome also very enthusiastic. We had dinner and then we go to our guesthouse. WE chilled some time and then we went to go to bed.

In the weekend we've chilled played some cards and on saturday we did some grocery's in Arusha because in the weekends we cook for our selfs. We had pasta with hamburgers on sunday and on saturday we had bread with peanutbutter, some cucumber with tomato's and a bami soup.

Today it's monday and our first lessons are gonna start ( the first lessons of Colinda and me) We supervising some project like Mamba point and a documentary for the Dutch organization Vrienden van Tanzania (friends of Tanzania)

I'm also teach Sam, Meschu and Timothy how the new equipment works and make a list of the new equipment.

So thats it for now

speak to you soon.

Greeting

Paco

We're coming!!

Hi everyone,

Paco and me are going back to Tanzania. (Chantal and joosje are there already) We are leaving today and we will arrive in Arusha tomorrow evening. I just want to say that we will keep u posted of everything that is happening to us, the good, the bad and the ugly..We also hope to enlighten, shock and entertain u with the movies and photo's we create over there.
I hope u will feel free comment on the things we write.

talk to u soon
Love

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