Have you ever slept under a tin roof during a thunderstorm? Mums idea of ear plugs turned out to be legendary!! So to continue where i left off.. we spent some of our 'holiday' period visiting the various schools where we're based..all pretty simular in size and filled our expectations of being ridiculously basic and under-funded. In Tanzania (like other African countries?) Primary school are state fuinded whilst seconday is private - the primary school where im teaching has 1200 pupils, only 10 of which per/year end up at the neighbouring secondary as its so expensive. So now we are all moved into our little house beside Nkoaranga School. My generic impression of this region being baron and dusty has been swept away by the incredibly lush landscape. Nkoaranga vbillage is on Mount Meru, and views up and down from here are just SO GREEN!!! A small enclosed garden surrounds the house with our own mango and banana trees. The house itself has its own definition of charming..but really it has everything we need (a little water dribbles from the tap everyday and electricity for around 40 minutes per day - the genius of candles).
The children in the primary school are hilarious, so very full of energy. Not starting actual teaching un til monday, but as of then i'll have form 6b (8-10 yrs officially but some older kids who have been held back a few years) to control. Some of the secondary school girls (which is literally just next door) set up a netball teram last term with no court and makeshift nets, but i umpired for them today anyway (fran you'd love it, footwork all over the place!) and we're hoping to get as involved as possioble in sports etc asap. The school day seems to be about 12 hours long so theres certainly plenty of time for it!\!
More will follow next week when i become 'Miss Cait' (not a chance anyone could pronounce CaitlinLove lots xxxx
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