morning reflection…

25th October 2016

A beautiful morning here in Moshi. My early morning walk quickly turned into just staring at the magnificent Mount Kilimanjaro… allowing myself a bit of time to reflect.

It has been so hectic – but in a good way – since I arrived, so many experiences and impressions and learning so much new stuff has kept my brain busy.

Around me, the normal life of Tanzania…people walking, running, cycling, driving past on the red dirt roads – going to work, going to school, getting water. What must they be thinking of me sat at the side of the road with a dreamy look on my face? I can only imagine…

Last night I finally booked my flight to the next stage of my trip (have updated the schedule page). Not leaving here until Friday next week, but booking it made me feel good (had been procrastinating about it since I arrived here) and sad at the same time…

After today I just have another two days with the community class. I have really enjoyed getting to know them and to support them with their learning and would have loved to stay a little longer to progress a bit further with them. All the projects I work on are rewarding, but this class is special to me – maybe because I’ve been able to spend more time with them through the career planning workshops.

Already after a couple of weeks I feel a sense of connection with and responsibility for the future of these young people but of course for them I am just another teacher for a few weeks. And because my brain is wired to be so results-driven it is frustrating in a way that I won’t be able to see them all graduate in December.

But! The enjoyment I feel every day here is luckily not lessened by this, so I’ll continue to enjoy and do as much as I can.

By the way – an amaaaaazing safari this weekend, will write about that later!