After we left the hustle of Marangu Mtoni, the nearest town, we began to get around the villages, sometimes on foot, along winding trails through the forest where family plots of land seem to be hidden in the lush foliage.
Lynn and I had an opportunity to be in a primary classroom to teach a geography lesson comparing Canada’s geography to Tanzania’s. The students, with the help of their teacher, were very eager to learn about the animals of Canada, capitals, borders, oceans, lakes and rivers. We also learned a lot about Tanzania from them. […]