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 Swahili is coming polepole (slowly) but it has already been very useful. In four weeks, when the Fall semester begins, it will become even more useful.
Learning Swahili in Tanzania brings its own benefit.
Our class has gone to the market to barter for food. And, we have had the opportunity to sit with native Swahili speakers to try our hand at conversation.
We had an opportunity to go to a game reserve this week. Soft drinks were asked for while watching animals in their home setting. We ordered in Swahili and then tested our knowledge by talking about nature and the environment. You are looking at punda milia (that’s zebra to you) in the picture.
It is wonder-filled. Is there any other way to say it? We enjoyed sipping our sodas while watching the sun set over the Tanzanian landscape and punda milia prancing by our feet.
Wish you were all here!
Amani, Amanda
1 Comment
September 25, 2007 at 8:58 pm
You go Girl! I hear you about learning a language coming slowly. I found the same with Chinese but keep at it & it’ll come along & certainly will help when the semester starts
The pictures are great to see!
Stay well & talk again soon,
Love from WA,
Annise
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