Ngoma, batiking, and a goodbye to Mlangarini

Mambo!

We write to you from the United African Alliance Cultural Center in Imbaseni, a village about 45 minutes from Mlangarini. Today we learned a traditional dance, Ngoma, and performed it, along with three American songs, for the community.

Since we last wrote, we continue to remain busy and productive! We returned from our weekend in Lushoto to continue with our work on the teacher housing and the classroom painting. By the end of the week we had completed painting two classrooms, painted murals, finished the roof on the teacher's house, and plastered almost the entirety of the inside of the house!

On Tuesday we had a batik workshop, on Wednesday we celebrated another birthday (happy birthday David!) with a night on the town (pizza and cake), and on Friday we were decorated with henna and shared a dinner with the school's principal and his family.

We are all looking forward to the start of our safari adventure; however, the group is very sad to leave Mlangarini.

Best,
Jessie and John