Much of life in Tanzania is spent making plans. Great amounts of time and energy are needed since communication is so loose. The Global Outreach team has been hustling for months to prepare for today's presentation to the Minister of Education and Vocational Training only to learn that the Minister is now not coming...for real, he's not coming. He is attending a funeral. In Tanga, which is very far away. Such is life in Tanzania, as funerals are all too common. We are still planning to go ahead with the Web cast between Saint Stephen's and Lugalo this afternoon, videotaping it to show to the Minister when he comes tomorrow...when he hopefully comes tomorrow, that is.
As they say here, pole sana, very sorry, but that's just the way it is...you spend your time routing and re-routing. Here we are with our friend MP the Honorable Monica Mbega figuring out next steps...I'll keep you posted.
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Excellent reporting
Paula,
I very much enjoy reading about your daily activities...I feel like I can actually hear your voice! I think I understand now how this kind of exchange helps to make the world a smaller place!
How do the people feel about Barack Obama...are they aware of what is going on here?
Hi Paula!
What an Earth moving experience we all had this morning, during our Live Webcast Art Lesson for the Tanzanian students.We were all in tears when the broadcast was over, because we could see how happy the students were to have an art class and an art teacher, even if we were on different continents at the same time. Amazing! Leslie
Here is a link to a Youtube video about the M.C. Escher drawing lesson I taught this morning. The students there will really enjoy seeing this virtual tour.
http://im-possible.info/english/
anim/youtube-anitime-belvedere.html
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