On the way to My Falls and Okavanta Delta

So chilling in Mbeya right now waiting to take bus tomorrow into Zambia. I finished teaching my Form II's on Friday. Herad good news from my landscaping baba whose girls I am helping. He told me that my babies are coming back. I nearly cried with joy hearing those words, but I won't believe it until I see them. Their mother had severe asthma and low blood pressure so her lungs had just collapsed. That was as much as an explanation I got from the teachers and baba. Got some other great news...I am the newest member of PC TZ's Volunteer Advocacy Committee (VAC). My region picked me. I am really psyched about being the rep for our region. This also means that we will have meetings about 4 times a year in Dar and Dan has also been selected to be a rep for his region so I will get to see one of my best buddies LEGALlY 4 times a year. The VAC meets with the PC TZ bigwigs and have numerous discussions. I am really excited. I also just finished a grant for a girls' empowerment and HIV/AIDS seminar at my school. It will be like "Take your Daughters to Work Day" but actually "Take your Work to Your daughters"...if approved, my fellow staff and I will try to bring successful TZ women to my school and have them talk with my girls. My counterpart and I will also train our fellow teachers on how to run HIV/AIDS Life Skills workshops and have them facilitate these workshops the day of the seminar. The local mamma's group will sing and dance, we will eat, and then an athletics tournament. I really work I get the grant. It will be really good my school.

Left Songea this am and sat next to the oldest man in the world..bless him. We were essentially spooning since he took all the space. He had and old man smell and could only move an inch per hour. Bless him. I tried to chat him up but he was too exhausted. Oh well.

Off to my Falls tomorrow. Hopefully I can change TZ shillings at the border or I am screwed. Mel, my VSO buddy, and I want to microlight over the falls and do a booze cruise at the Okavanta Delta in Botswana. I have to be in Dar from July 7th-10th so I will accessible via phone from July 7th-12th. I have to teach that following Monday in Namabengo.

That is all for now. Heard about two more friends getting married so I am officially missing 13 weddings and 3 babies. Geez.

Love to all.
Besos,
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