Moving across the country...

Friday was a very sad day for me. I had to say goodbye to the kids and to my friends in Mwanza. It was really hard. It was a really great day though. We took some of the kids hiking a bit in the hills, I had lunch with Tini, Hilmar, Lena and Emma at a new little restaurant in town called Binti Maringo which involved chocolate mousse dessert, did some football (for those of you back in Canada who don't know, the rest of the world calls soccer 'football') and one last Bible study with the older boys, gave some parting words, said goodbye to everyone, cried as I walked out of the gate of Starehe, and had a great evening at Tini's house where we had a going away party for me. So very sad, but a good day nonetheless. Saturday very early I flew out of Mwanza to Dar, where the heat was terrible. If anyone wants to come and suffer with me, come visit in Dar. Hopefully I'll get over it. Anyway, now my time in Dar begins- April and maybe 1/2 or 3/4 of May. I'm leading the singing at church on Sundays, and I'm going to a school nearby to see what I can do to help out during the week. Also I plan to do some holiday time relaxing, because I've worked a lot during my time in Mwanza and a break now will be very nice. Yesterday after church I got to hang out with my friend Obed, which was lots of fun- we each ate lunch (rice, beans, spinach, and a bit of meat) for less than a dollar each, i.e. a typical local food stand, and it was great- some of the people there just couldn't believe a mzungu was eating there. It doesn't happen often. So I'm thankful for my time in Mwanza, sad to have left, but excited about the time now in Dar.