Tumaini University

Ok well, today is the first day of class so today is the first day of actual life over here. Today I got up at 6:30am to get ready to teach at 8:00 am I have two classes today one at 8 and 11. Wednesday I don't have any classes. Thursday I have one at 1:00 and Friday I have one class at 1:00. So it's not too bad. Tuesday is the only day I have to get up early. I live in the Diocess of Iringa Compound. It's not bad. I have a nice size room, a bathroom with an European toilet insted of just a whole in the floor that you have to squat over. The people that I live by are great! They are really nice and we get together to go out, have dinner, watch movies, and play games. I can walk to the market to get food and supplies. I think that during the day it is a pretty safe city. I'm starting to get to know the area better. House mates and I went rock climbing to watch the sunset over Iringa and it was amazing. I'm really happy because for the past two day I have actually had a hot water shower. Ya, I really like it over here. It's so peaceful and every day is a beautiful adventure. Well I better get ready for my next class. Miss you all!!

Well, we just got back from Ruaha River Lodge. It was great! Instead of getting stuck in the mud this trip we got a flat tire. It was ok because it was a quick fix. The only thing was that it was right outside of the park and the driver was worried that some animal might come along.

It was a really nice camp. Our bandas were really nice and the staff was great!

We have all been feeling well except Mark got sick one night, but is fine now. Tomorrow mom and I will get me settled into my room. It is pretty baron, but free. No complaints here. It is about 5 miles away from the university. Tuesday morning we went to Tumaini University to get a better look at where I will be teaching. Well, ta ta for now, hope all is well!

We are here!

Hello all! We are here and are having a wonderful time! We stayed with Emelda's family the first night and they send there love to everyone! They are amazing people and welcomed us with open loving arms! They all miss Emelda so much! We stayed at the Lutheren center in Iringa last night. :-) Mark and Cindy got to stay in the Bishop Suite last night. There room was huge! How do they rate? :-)
We are in Iringa now and will be leaviong today to go an safari. We are all well and eating too well! We hope all is well with all of you! The next posting should be on Thursday. We are 8 hours ahead of you. The weather has been great! Even the weather in Daresalam was great! It wasn't too humid!! I prefer the weather in Iringa. Its nice during the day and cools down to about 60 degrees at night.
We send our blessing to you all from Tanzania!
Love,
Jenni, Mark, Cindy and Ladonna