It's the little things...

I was talking to one of my local friends over here the other day and he asked me what I would miss if I left Tanzania. Surprisingly it was a very difficult question to answer. The problem was not the lack of things I love about being here- it was more that it's so hard to put it into words. Only 2 months here so far and yet the moments when I stop to think how much I love it are countless. So I've decided it's the little things that make me so happy here.

Here are some of my 'little things' from the last 2 weeks...

* Watching the great sunset every night from my kitchen window

* Understanding and remembering new Swahili words each day

* The hugs and smiles and enthusiastic greetings of the children at Arusha Joshua School (AJS)

* Teaching music at AJS and realising what great rhythm these kids have!

* Watching a football game at a soccer field with real grass

* Teaching some of our local friends how to play touch rugby

* A fresh chapati for morning tea with a cup of hot chai (tea)

* No one ever being too hurried to stop and say hello

* Seeing a snake in the wild for the first time ever

* Our student teacher's having 'light-bulb' moments

* Hearing our student teacher's talk about their struggles in education and how they have overcome

* Seeing our student teacher's realise how much God has called them to this course and to teaching

* Hearing from people back home and how everyone's doing

* Exploring the gorge and river near our house

* Smiles...so many smiles!

God is constantly so good and gracious. He's working in the hearts of our student teachers and we can already see misunderstandings and wrong ways of thinking beginning to change. Please pray for these 18 students that God will continue to give them the perseverance and wisdom to do this course well. We really see that they are going to be amazing, ground-breaking teachers at the end of it who impact far more than jut the students they will teach.

This weekend I'm heading on my first ever safari with 3 other friends. We're going to the Ngorogoro Crater and apparently it's spectacular. I can't wait. Photos to come...