Zanzimester: Karibu Nyumbani Kwa Mama na Baba Winnie

I'm five days in to my three-week homestay in a little village of Bangata and so far so good. Bangata is located at the base of Mt. Meru. My homestay family is great! My baba is a vet for Maasai cows (awesomeeee) so he is gone during the week. I have three host siblings: Winnie is 14, Godlove is 10 and Mike is 5. They've been teaching me Swahili card games, showing me off to their friends and having a grand old time taking pictures with my camera. And my host mama is so nice...she is so patient with my Swahili skills, patiently teaches me to cut fruits and vegetables directly in my hand (I've only sliced my thumb once so far...I really don't know how they do it), and doesn't laugh at me tooo much when I struggle at doing laundry by hand. We also have a cow named Zawadi ("present" in Swahili)...which I can't wait to learn how to milk.

Every day we have Swahili class from 8-1 and in the afternoon we play soccer, ultimate frisbee and attempt to study. Despite having already taken this Swahili class last semester, I'm learning a lot. Alright, enough for now. I'll try to post pictures when I can...