Update from Moshi

I started real work this week after a two week orientation. First order of business has been to place three special needs students in a public school, I am helping (very little, mostly just observing so I can monitor it later) the special ed teacher who is here now and leaving in September. We found a great classroom at a school 10 minutes walk from Amani! This was so wonderful because the other two places we had seen were very depressing and clearly the kids were not being challenged at all there. This one near Amani is perfect because the kids can walk to school with other children from Amani who attend there. They attend from 8-12 Monday - Thursday which is also good because I can continue to program the other teacher has started here with them in the afternoons and also on Friday, and have plenty of opportunity to go to their school to see what they are doing there and how I can support that. Above all it is FREE, they just want TSh 1500 per month for tea and porridge (that's less than $1.50). Overall an answer to prayer!!

We have had nicer weather for the past few days. There have been several days in a row where we can see Kilimanjaro quite clearly, at least the top of it. My good friend Lorrie is coming to Arusha on Sunday and I will bring her to Moshi for one night before she goes on to Zanzibar. Then she will be back in Moshi for several days and hanging out with me at Amani. So hopefully she will actually be able to see the nice scenerywhile she is here!