“See you Laters’ and ‘Hellos”



Our last day in Arusha was both exciting and a bit sad. All our practices were coming to a head. We would be on stage in a few hours to do two performances with our new friends. Some of us in the group were feeling good, others not so sure about their dancing skills, and this made our Tanzanian friends a bit nervous.





We had a ‘Champagne Breakfast’, a short break, then a few of the girls – Happiness, Upendo and Hope helped us into Tribal outfits and applied some make-up. Then we were off to perform. We entered the auditorium. We had a barbecue later that evening and then danced into the night. 

The next morning we said our farewells, well more like 'see you later' and headed to a new destination- Mikumi.

MIKUMI




We arrived in Mikumi at the magic hour. It was raining a bit heavily, and the sun was setting, a beautiful welcome to our new home for the next few days.

It was great to see old friends again (Saronga and the group), and nice to make new acquaintances. 


Saronga teaching children in classroom

Children in Saronga's classroom
Saronga introduced us to his class and taught using photos as a form of interpretation.

We then had a chance to introduce ourselves and set-up an interview with the students explaining what we were doing. This was followed by a quick interview with the students, who were eager to partake. Later they had a chance to practice this interview process with each other.

This was a full circle moment.

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