Steve and Barnabas in Tanzania

I want to start off this blog on a positive note because it will take a dark turn (for me-you will probably laugh) later.  This week our story was read by Kevin Costner and Jillian Estelle and was called "Catching the Moon" written by Crystal Hubbard and illustrated by Randy duBurke.  It is the childhood story of Marcenia “Toni Stone” Lyle Alberga who was the first female to play on an all male professional baseball team.  It was a great story and offered me the chance to discuss baseball with the group as well as the determination it takes to break down barriers of gender and race.  An issue that is still all too common here. (d) the correct answer would make the sentence "We feel smell of carcasses by carcass"  This week I spent some time addressing some of the errors the teacher's introduce by simply copying the errors found in their textbooks.  It is common to find spelling errors and issues of poor grammar as well as mathematical mistakes in t...

As many of you know from some of my earlier blogs, I am a fan of home improvement shows and the Tiny House Nation show on FYI channel with John and Zack.  I have always enjoyed seeing some of the creative ideas they came up with to get the most of the tiny houses on the show.  I have daydreamed of being able to do many of the same things in my tiny house in Tanzania.  However there are some differences between tiny houses they build in the states on the show and a tiny house in Tanzania.   Most of the differences apply to just about any home in the states versus a home built here in Tanzania, it is just more obvious when dealing with a tiny house. Some things that may be the same would that you should not take full steps in a tiny house.   It is roughly 6 full steps between the front door and the back of my house.   When getting up in the night to go to the bathroom, you basically feel your way around the home instead of ...