Mambo!
Kim, Megan and I have spent the last 3 days walking around the foothills of Mount Meru. After a day of resting at Songota Falls Lodge we set out on our first cultural tour to the village of Ng'resi. We did a lot of walking, visited a water fall and spent some time with a woman and her child in a traditional Masaii boma. The next day we went to Peace Matunda. First we toured the primary school and new children's home (Amani House) -- it was good to see children learning and teachers teaching. Everybody (staff, volunteers, children) were very welcoming. After a quick tour we spent the majority of our 2 days at Peace Matunda on walking tours with our very own guide and teacher Bellasix. We prepared coffee from dried beans, visited waterfalls, canoed around Lake Duluti and just enjoyed walking up, down and around through the villages. Bellasix helped us with our Swahili greetings and taught us a lot about how the Meru people live. We ended each day in a think coat of dust - but it was worth it. There were volunteers at Peace Matunda from Germany, Canada and the US. If anybody is looking for a wonderful place to spend a week or more volunteering, I highly suggest you check out their website.
We're back at the Outpost in Arusha tonight and tomorrow we leave on Safari! We'll be gone for 6 days/5 nights, so I'll check back in when we return to Arusha.
Hope everybody is doing well!
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