Punda Milia

Although this blog has been quiet, life in a language school is anything but quiet. Tunasema saa. That is, we are talking all the time.
It has been a wonderful two weeks immersed in Swahili at the Training Centre for Development Cooperation in Arusha, Tanzania. There is one more week to go. It seems that my [...]

From Lushoto to Arusha

The Internet was on and then off and then on again in Lushoto this week. So, there have not been any posts to this blog for the period.
This morning I took the bus from Lushoto to Arusha where I will attend Swahili language classes for the next three weeks. There is a story to tell about the [...]

A People in Partnership

 Lushoto, Monday, September 3. The Rev. Claire S. Burkat, Bishop of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, departed Lushoto yesterday. Joanne Carlson, Assistant to the Bishop for Global Vision and Events, joined her. They began a journey back to Philadelphia.  
Today they traveled to Arusha. There they will pause, catch their [...]

Enrollment Closes at 178!

We are making progress!  As of this week 178 students had been accepted and will start arriving in late October for the fall semester. The expectation was that we would have approximately 100 students. A strong desire for education by prospective students, however, led to a larger number of qualified applicants. We are blessed! 
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