a Peace Corps Tanzania blog - Ways to measure time in Tanzania:

so it’s been 2 years now since I’ve been in the lovely Tanzania. And that means many things in terms of units of time. In the past two years…………….

 
4 school terms of teaching high school math

3 mango seasons have passed

2 sets of Form IV graduation parties

6 times Subi (a child of my next door neighbor) has saved me from having a breakdown by just being her happy loving self

3 sets of puppies have been born (neighbor’s dog)

73 The number of books I have read

3 separate visits to Zanzibar beach

6 visits to Matema Beach

10 hours spent outside Tanzania (in Malawi)

> 100 tests that I have typed

> 200 people I have seen beaten with sticks

A beautiful child named Davis was named my Godson

> 24 really boring meetings I have been required to sit through in Swahili

> 700 miles I have run as my main source of exercise here

13.1 miles ran near the base of Kilimanjaro Mountain

> 50 times I am sitting enjoying having electricity and “TIA” (this is Africa), the power goes out

> 20 students who personally approached to me to say how happy they are to have me for their teacher

3 visitors from America

4 Mamas I have adopted or have adopted me

19 Tanzanian Baha’is have met

14 three hour NECTA exams I have answered and used to do review

> 700 bucket baths

 
           
Subi                                                                Some of my students at their graduation


Two of my students post-graduation
 

I am going to miss Tanzania. I say my final goodbye mid-November. But the goodbyes have already begun.