ooooh, ahhhh....

First, be amazed at the superspeed pace which I have set by posting again after only 2 days!

Yeah, I won't keep it up.

Second, ooh and aah over my new blog layout. What do you think? I needed a change, I was bored with the old one.

Third, here are a few pictures - albeit from a bit back - to admire. I have a flash disk now so I hope to get the chance to upload at least a couple with every post. The first one is me with my counterpart, Dominic, and his niece and nephew [Sato and Godi]. The second is me with a few Secondary School teachers that I had trained with my fantastic counterpart in early June. The third is me with some of my club members at the Teachers Training College in Mwanza at their graduation.






Back with a bang, huh?!

I am in Mwanza again today to meet up with another volunteer and discuss grant writing - and have some pizza. And maybe go to the casino, since it turns out none of the banks or travel agents will take 'old' american money [bills before 2000] but I'm thinking the casino might - when do casinos turn down money?!

I have amazed at how much Mwanza has developed in the last several months. Nearly all the roads that I use on a regular basis - to the bus stand, to my office, to the post office, and to the pizza place, were in TERRIBLE condition. Currently, 2 of them have already been improved and the other 2 are under construction! And there seem to be a constant stream of new 4-5 story buildings going up, additions being, well, added, and other general improvements made to make the city nicer and busier. It is quite impressive, and kind of makes me feel like I'm going to miss it when I leave. Even if I get to come back after a few years, I think it will look and feel like a VERY different place - something that, despite nostalgia, I think is a great thing for the development of the region and the people living here.

OK, it's pizza time. I'm stuck between pineapple or avocado....

[Jo, Luke, Mom - sorry I deleted your comments! But thanks a TON!!]