October 29, 2014 (Moshi, Tanzania)

Today was great! For breakfast we had the scones, which they also made us the first morning we were at CCS. They were delicious.

School went pretty well. We taught them about the months of the year and the order of them. We first went over the months, showed them the song Mom made up, showed them the gestures while puppeting them, and reviewed the other songs. We then played with the kids that were staying all day.

After lunch we went on a walkabout through the neighborhood. On our walk we were able to go into people's houses, it was interesting to meet and see there culture. Each place we went to we gave them a bag of sugar. When we greeted them we would say "shikimu" or "shikimu bebe"(hello) or (hello grandma).

 After our tour I took a shower. I was gross from being in the dirt and sun all day. While I was in the middle of the shower Mom calls me to quickly get out of the shower to go to the next activity. I didn't go to the activity, which was just going into town. When they got back Mom, David, and I played frisbee outback. We were super glad that he played with us because he is a shy guy. It was lots fun! For dinner we had pizza! It was definitely the best pizza in Tanzania. Later we played cards. It was so funny. We played I Doubt It, Hearts, and Bamboozle. Later we did our blog and went to bed.

October 27, 2014 (Moshi, Tanzania)

Today we were going back to school. When I woke up we went straight to breakfast. I had a banana Nutella crepe. It was nice. We then hopped in the van with no one else for a change, since the other group of people that were here before recently left. When we got to the school we greeted our kids then went straight to work. Today we were repeating our bingo lesson but adding duck duck goose into it. We first did the bingo song, then the actual bingo, after, we did the duck duck goose to the bingo song. Today went better than the other time we did it but still a little hard. After school was over we had some of the kids and the teachers join us in singing Happy Birthday to Sydney. I hope she likes our birthday song.

When we left school it was so hot so we stopped at one of the local tuck shops and got some cold sodas. When we were home we had lunch.

In the afternoon our activity was Batik. Batik is a curtain type of african art which people do tons of. It was really fun, I did a giraffe. The steps were: 1. sketch 2. background 3. wax 4. paint 5. de wax 6. iron 7. touch ups 8. iron. After it was almost time for dinner. Yvette did two trees and my mom did a palm tree with Kili in the background. After dinner we did our blog then went to bed.

October 26, 2014 (Lake Manyara to Moshi, Tanzania)

When I woke up I was traumatized! Last night when I was going to the bathroom there were no lights or anything because the generator was turned off. I had the flashlight and then all of a sudden a monkey started making LOUD noises! It scared me so badly. He must have been on the roof or on the porch. Anyways, after that experience I tried to go back to sleep. Breakfast was so delicious. There was omelets, bacon, and donuts. Shortly after we then went our game drive. Ou game drive was really fun. We saw giraffe, ostrich, buffalo, wildebeest, zebra, dick dicks, elephants, baboons, vervet monkeys, flamingos,... I loved seeing the flamingos especially when they flew. They all flew in one big swarm and when they flew they changed colors because of the black and different colors of pink on them when they flew. I also loved seeing the baboons. We saw 50+ baboons.

The rest of the day we drove and drove and drove until we got to a souvenir shop. We didn't buy anything at the shop but we did go to the snake park next door. There we got to see the snakes being fed. We saw one eat a little white mouse. The others were going to eat 2 baby chicks.  We drove some more and then went to a Maasai market where we toured around a traditional market and see what life is like from the Maasai's eyes. At the market we saw a BBQ, "4 x4"s (tire shoes), fruits and vegetables, spices, animals they were selling. After the market we drove and drove and drove some more until we got to CCS in Moshi.

It was nice to be back. After we got there we had dinner and did our blog and read scriptures and went to bed.

October 25, 2014 (Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania)

Mom woke me up way early. She told me that there was elephant outside! I was half asleep and did not what to get out of the bed. When I truly woke up Mom told me all about how I missed seeing the elephants, I admit I was kind of sad I missed it. But breakfast was good, my favorite part of it were the raspberry's! Today we were going to lake Manyara, but first we were going to a Maasai village then we are doing a game drive in the Crater. The village was very cool to see. We saw their cattle, their huts, and was able to see them jump, sing, and dance. When we were there we also bought a little hand carved wooden elephant. After the village tour we went down to the crater and did our game drive. We saw lots of animals. Part of the reason was there were almost no trees or bushes to hide in. On that one game drive we saw 4 of the big 5: buffalo, elephant, lion, and rhino. The only one we were missing was the Leopard. But I did see some new things. We saw Jackal, and Hyena. We also were able to see a big old lion eat a buffalo!

October 24, 2014 (Ngorngoro Crater, Tanzania)

Friday was a busy but exciting day. Today we were teaching about body parts. Our lessons started from having them go over the colors of the rainbow from yesterday and the Rainbow song. Then we went over the parts of the body having the kids match the word to the body part from each body part card on the chalk boardcard., We also played Simon Says with the body parts. The songs we did: Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes and the Hokey Pokey. Everything went pretty well today. The best any of our lessons have gone so far. During dismissal we got to play with the older kids and the younger kids. It was fun. I told one of the kids to grab onto one of my arms and I would lift them up. Then all of a sudden it caught on and lots of the kids wanted to do it. It got harder with the older kids. 

When we got back we had lunch then after we played cards with the college kids, I Doubt It. Around 2 p.m. we had the tour company Pristine pick us up and take us on our safari. For the weekend we were going on safari to the Crater and another National Park. It was around 4 hour trek to the Crater where we would be staying. I loved the hotel we were at. It was the best lodge we have stayed at yet. It had the nicest rooms they were luxurious vintage African. It also had a fireplace, a tub, and a heated comforter. 

When we got there I took a bath then all of a sudden my mom called me to get dressed and head outside. I wasn’t sure why but the Masai (a famous tribe in Kenya and Tanzania) were dancing outside. It was so very cool to see them. We were able to see them jump, sing and dance. The men were skinny and tall but could jump very high. The women wore these big beaded necklaces that they would make bounce during the singing. After we then had dinner. It was very good. I had chicken breast. It was pretty good, but I didn’t have a lot of it. During dinner we had entertainment with dancing and singing by the staff. 

After dinner we had one of the Masai security guys take us to our room since there were buffalos which were visible outside. When we got back to our room, we did our blog and went to bed.