This is my last weekend in Tanzania!
Wednesday afternoon we had our graduation ceremony for HBC and Chamwino english and computer classes. We printed off these fancy certificates with their pictures and names on them that said they completed and english and computer course and listed all the different elements. Then we had some soda and hung out with them for a couple of hours.
Our HBC class is 9-15, but the Chamwino students are older from 18-30. It was a really great afternoon! We took lots of pictures and videos and said A LOT of goodbyes... but I managed to not cry!! Those kids are so dedicated and amazing. They all put in a lot of effort always and tried their best. The last two or three weeks they really started to come out of their shells, speaking more english and just having fun with us and I'm really sad that just as it is starting to happen we have to leave.
Thursday night we said goodbye to Frankie and Magunda. We gave them Canada shirts and bandanas (as the next day was Canada day... and we're from Canada) and they wore them for the rest of the night. It was super sad to say goodbye to them aswell, they have become my really good friends and I wish I could take them home with me!!
Then came the worst goodbye: Zabi. She is the housemaid who lives with our family but she is our dada(sister). Friday morning our family came out to say goodbye, as did our close neighbours and the neighbourhood kids. The little kids were all yelling "GOODBYE JEMY, GOODBYE JENIFA". Mama, Mwendy and Baba will all be in Dar with us this weekend so we didn't have to say goodbye to them... but at this time I couldn't stop the tears. When it came time to say goodbye to Zabi I couldn't help it - the waterworks started... and then Jenn started, then Mama, and then Zabi. She is the most wonderful, lovable, happy person in the world.
Today we had debrief with Cheryl in Dar es Salaam, tomorrow we hang out with Mama and Mwendy, and Monday I leave!!!! Will be home Tuesday!
Missing Morogoro already,
Jamie
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