Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Monday, April 14, 2008
Madagascar Begins
Today is April 14th and our first full day in Antananrivo with a lot
of new experiences. We went with Gerla the AIM coordinator as she
showed us around the area we will be living. Just down the street we
got on a small minibus and travelled about ten minutes into the
market. We went to the bank, the Internet cafe, the market and
shoprite. We came home with food and quite tired, as it was a lot of
walking and about 26degrees. We had a meeting with Gill the acting
principal of the school and then home for supper.
We have not taken very many photos yet but will post some when we do.
Tomorrow we will visit two schools and find out what we will be doing
for the next month.
of new experiences. We went with Gerla the AIM coordinator as she
showed us around the area we will be living. Just down the street we
got on a small minibus and travelled about ten minutes into the
market. We went to the bank, the Internet cafe, the market and
shoprite. We came home with food and quite tired, as it was a lot of
walking and about 26degrees. We had a meeting with Gill the acting
principal of the school and then home for supper.
We have not taken very many photos yet but will post some when we do.
Tomorrow we will visit two schools and find out what we will be doing
for the next month.
From Tim McDougall's iPhone
Monday, April 7, 2008
Bemba Phrases
Bemba Phrases
Shani - How are you
Napapata - Please
Twatotela - thank you
Iwe - you
Isakuno - come here
Kabiye - Go
Endeaha - Hurry
Nshikwete - I don't have
Awee - No
Eyee - ya
Emukwai - yes
Mwashibuka shani - Goodmorning
Mulale bwino - goodnight
Mwende bwino - Safe journey
Haisa - am coming soon
Awe shaise - No am not coming
Kete ba Mary - go call Mary
From Tim McDougall's iPhone
March 31
March 31
It is the end of March and this has been an exciting month. We were
able to get some work done at Grace and do some touring. We visited
the bush school west of Ndola , taking them school supplies and some
shoes for the grade one students. The school has 3000 students grades
one to nine with fourteen teachers. Classrooms have over a hundred
students with three to a desk. With that pupil teacher ratio Canadian
teachers would revolt.
The highlight of the month was the trip to Livingston and Victoria
Falls. We were able to stand on the footbridge and get soaked by the
spray. Later we climbed down to the bottom of the falls to the Boiling
Pot. At certain points we had to wade thru meter deep water and swing
from branches to reach the bottom. What an awesome experience!
In livingston we went on a safari in open landrovers, seeing impala,
wart hog , giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, monkey, lizards and more. We
went on a dinner cruise on the Zambesi, seeing elephant, hippo, and
many birds.
We finished the trip with stay at the Protea safari lodge north of
Lusaka were we got attacked by a kudu, rode an elephant, close enough
to pet a 7 year old male lion and ate some great food.
This had to be a March to remember.
It is the end of March and this has been an exciting month. We were
able to get some work done at Grace and do some touring. We visited
the bush school west of Ndola , taking them school supplies and some
shoes for the grade one students. The school has 3000 students grades
one to nine with fourteen teachers. Classrooms have over a hundred
students with three to a desk. With that pupil teacher ratio Canadian
teachers would revolt.
The highlight of the month was the trip to Livingston and Victoria
Falls. We were able to stand on the footbridge and get soaked by the
spray. Later we climbed down to the bottom of the falls to the Boiling
Pot. At certain points we had to wade thru meter deep water and swing
from branches to reach the bottom. What an awesome experience!
In livingston we went on a safari in open landrovers, seeing impala,
wart hog , giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, monkey, lizards and more. We
went on a dinner cruise on the Zambesi, seeing elephant, hippo, and
many birds.
We finished the trip with stay at the Protea safari lodge north of
Lusaka were we got attacked by a kudu, rode an elephant, close enough
to pet a 7 year old male lion and ate some great food.
This had to be a March to remember.
From Tim McDougall's iPhone
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