Communication

Wednesday was our Friday. Tomorrow commemorates the death date of President Nyerere. He was the first president of Tanzania when the country was formed in 1961. He did a lot for the country. The country was previously called Tangalia and Zanzibar, but then he merged them to make Tanzania. (It's a mix of the two names)
After class and after a hearty dinner of leftover bean soup, Marty and I went on a walk to catch the sunset. The sun was brilliantly red and incredible! The moon has also been slightly red and it's cool to see it on it's cheshire-cat-smile side. Reminds me I'm on the opposite of the world!

After walking a little ways, we came across an abandoned brick house. We went around the back and had a captivating view of the slanted farming fields. They use every inch of space regardless of how inconvenient it may be to work on! When we walked around, Marty heard voices and got a little timid to trespass. I was curious and opted for an adventure, Marty followed suit. :) We met two men weeding corn on the steep hill. The first man was named Beston and the second Abraham. We got our "Ugunili" introductions and then were stumped on further communication since either of us didn't know each other's language. Abraham picked up a stick and started writing on his arm, then continued on his leg! We got his name that way. Beston wrote on his arm the Diosese Konde, signifying that the farm was owned by the Dioses in Tukuyu, basically the religious community government. It was funny to use sticks, so I wrote on my arm my name and then Marty tried but his skin wouldn't hold the scratch. We all had a laugh on that. Moments like these makes us really want to know more Swahili, but we are so happy to meet people so friendly and patient that want to interact with us.