Countdown

Well its Thursday afternoon and I really cant believe I have only a day and a half left here in Tanzania. This week has been really great working at the orphanage and going to the street center in the afternoon. I am still amazed at the children here, they are so resilient! The children at the street center have had to grow up so fast, taking care of each other and themselves. They have been so much fun to be around because they truely appreciate the time that we give them. Yesterday I was playing football with 4 of the boys there and then we started doing some gynbastics.They were really good, all I could think of is it is just a shame that they don,t have anyone to direct them with these skills they have. Heidi, at the dance studio, would just love them. They are not only talented with their gymnastics but they have great rythm when it comes to dance. What a great place for the studio to travel to next!
The children from the orphanage are getting cuter by the day! There is one little boy named Eric that has just stolen my heart. He looks loke he is around 18 months old and he is so smart and coordinated its unbelievable! The one downfall with him he constantly pees on me. This morning it only took 5 minutes before he let loose on my feet.You see they don,t wear diapers here so its hit or miss with all of that. It,s a good thing I brought all sorts of sani wipes.

We are all planning on going out to dinner tonight to a very Muzungu restaurant and afterwards we are going over to our driver,s house. He just moved into a new place so we told him he should have a housewarming party. Of course he had no idea what that was so we tried to explain it to him. The thing is around here it is just not the norm to bring things to anyones house, they laugh at us when we tell them about our customs.
Tomorrow we,ll be spending the afternoon with the kids from the street center and saying goodbye. I,m sure it will be very sad for some of us. These kids have really made an attachment to the volunteers.
The weather is getting hotter and drier, I really am looking forward to a little cold weather believe it or not. It,s just that you can,t even be in the sun for more than 5 minutes before you are completely drenched. Just walking to town is a chore sometimes. Its not like in the states where you go from one air conditioned place to another. You,re lucky here to get a fan in a store or restaurant to cool you off. No wonder everything here is polepole / slow.
Saturday will be a day of packing which won,t be much since there isn,t much I want to bring back home. We plan on going out to breakfast at our favorite coffee shop then just explore a little more before I have to head out. I really am looking forward to seeing everyone and sharing my pictures and stories with you. Can,t wait!
I,ll be posting as many pictures as possible for those of you who want to check. See you soon.