At Amsterdam

We are all fine, changing planes in Amsterdam, and looking forward to seeing our loved ones later today in Seattle.  All we met in Tanzania send their greeting and love to all our relatives and friends in Seattle.

Church Service at Ailanga

We attended the service at the local Lutheran church.

 

 

Auctioning bananas first, then a chicken.

Guess who won the chicken at the auction.

And, finally, Mount Kilimanjaro.

A quick update Friday morning

Everyone is back from the safari, and in good spirits and health.  Wild animal sightings abounded.

Two had queasy stomachs this morning so stayed in the guest house during the morning tour.

We have full days until we get on the plane Sunday night, have had a great time, but are looking forward to getting home

I will try to do a few more blog posts in the coming days.

Form 6 Graduation Ceremony

Three videos of the entertainment.

The school buildings and surrounding area

Mount Meru at dawn

Mount Meru from the school grounds. The girls dormatory is on the left
and the main classroom and boys dormatory building is on the right.

The classic view from the second floor of the main building. You see the crater in
Mount Meru highlighted in sunshine, where one third of the mountain blew away
years ago. you also see dome-building in the center of the crater.

The girl's dorm on laundry day. Some classes are held in this building also,
and a teacher is returning from class.

The dorm rooms hold 12-20 students each. No closets and the students live
out of suitcases and trunks. They go home for a week or two about five times yearly.

The main building

The Science Building

There are many half-finished buildings at Ailanga.  The building on the left is shelled out as two rooms. We had lunch with the faculty and staff in one of them. There was no electricity or running water in this building so they brought in a water barrel with a faucet for handwashing. The food was carried in large metal serving trays. An hour later it was an empty room with just tables and chairs.

The Science building is on the right.

The biology lab is on the left half and the chemistry lab is on the right. At the far right there is a small
storeroom for all the sciences, with many shelves of chemicals, several microscopes, biology specimens, etc.

The biology laboratory.

The chemistry lab, with the storeroom at the far right. Note the metal re-bar rods sticking up from the room.
These were left there, and not cut off, in preparation for adding a second story to the building.

The chemistry lab seen through a glass-less window. The chemistry benches and sinks
have not yet been installed.

The front porch of the science building. This is definitely no-frills construction. 

Nap Time at the School

 

A little while later, overcrowding sets in ...

Hey, who's that dude with the pale skin. A stranger around these parts?