Karibuni!
After a long expedition at Tarengire National Park, we visited some families around the camp and spent most of our day with them. This experience allowed us to be more immersed and connected to our local community! Three students, including myself, were able to visit Mama Regina’s house. We spent the majority of our time with her and her two daughters that day. We wanted to help her with her everyday tasks. In addition, we brought the family some food and water as a gift since all of them volunteered to host us for the day.
First we swept the floors in front of Mama Regina’s house using big branches of trees, which actually worked better than I through! Then, we helped collect cow dump and transported it to her farm since it acts as a fertilizer for her vegetation. Next we helped the girls make tee and cook food for lunch, it was a lot of fun to learn how to cook using firewood! Throughout the day we practiced our swahili and bonded with the girls and Mama Regina!
Hanging out with Mama Regina’s daughters, Janet and Patricia
Made milk and tee to drink
While waiting for the food to cook, we got preoccupied with braiding hair
It was a blast, the braided our hair multiple times with different designs
Riga was able to teach Patricia how to juggle
Mama Regina setting the table with all the delicious food we cooked
A little photoshoot with the family
Baadaye!