I thought I'd give a little glimpse into our lives at language school. Riverside Camp and Language School is located 15 km outside of Iringa, in the southern highlands of Tanzania. It's beautiful here and the camp runs right next to the Little Ruaha River, so it pretty much always stays green, even when it's dry and brown a few miles away. It's also much colder here than I ever thought it would be in East Africa. The afternoons are nice, usually in the 70s or low 80s, but the mornings and nights are really cold. A lot of times I'll wear jeans, a t-shirt, a long-sleeved shirt, and a sweatshirt. And since we didn't really expect this weather, we wear a lot of the same things over and over. Fortunately, it's Africa, and no one cares.
Anyway, onto our tour. This first picture is one of our classrooms. There are about 6 classrooms, all a little different, and we are in a different one each week. I think this is because one of the classrooms is way up a hill, and no one wants to hike there all the time. This is the classroom we had last week, and it's right in front of the river, so you can hear the water all through class.
The picture on the right is our dining room. All our meals are here, so we really like this room.
The picture above and to the left is the dining room on the inside. The tables aren't usually set up that way, but our normal tables got taken to town to be used at a lunch for the prime minister. seriously.
The picture above on the right is the chai lounge. We can have tea or coffee there at any hour and that's where we play games, darts, read, or watch tv, usually soccer, but last night the show Numbers was on--crazy. I think it was even the current season, but I'm not sure because I've never really watched it.
The last picture is our little home. Brett and I have the room on the right, Carson and Holly are on the left, and we share a bathroom in the middle. The rooms are just big enough for a bed, desk, and little armoire for clothes. It's comfortable, and keeps us in shape because it's at the top of a big hill. We like it well enough.
So that's our school.
It looks like one of the resorts we've been at in Mexico...seriously, i can just imagine a cool breeze going thru the dining hall as you eat...it seems very peaceful! thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI sure hope catan is one of those games played in the Chai lounge. We have established 5 catan addicts in Denver area so far. Sure miss playing with you guys!
ReplyDeleteWe want some big belly pictures. When do we get those?