Saturday was a day to settle back into life at Kundayo and recover from the activities and travels of our Iringa experience. We are very, very glad we took the trip, bumps and all, but happy to be back in our usual home here in Tanzania. Mama Kundayo walked over to welcome us home, and I agreed to tell her all about our experiences after we had gotten some rest.
Then, around 6:00, Emmanuel came to tell us that a man was here asking for us. Surprise! Coleman Msoka, the sociology professor from the University of Dar es Salaam who was a Fulbright professor at Whitworth in 2016-17, had taken a bus up to see us. Since I had nothing on hand except some frozen leftovers, we ordered dinner from Kundayo’s restaurant and had a wonderful three hours together. At 9:00, Coleman excused himself for the night, as he needed to be up by 5:00 a.m. to make the 9 hour bus trip back to Dar. We felt very honored that Coleman was willing to put in 18 hours of bus travel just to be with us for 3 hours. He stayed in the unit next door to us, but we didn’t hear him when he left the next morning.
As always Sunday began with church at ACC. The attendance was once again back to normal, and no one seemed very sure about a possible reason for the abnormally small group last Sunday. After the service, I checked in with all my “sisters” and took my usual photo of the flowers. At the mixing and mingling out on the terrace, a very small boy asked me to help him open one of the big thermoses of chai, which I did. He insisted on pouring his own cup of tea even though his little arms shook. He only got about half a mug poured before he had to put the thermos down. Then, I watched as he put 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 teaspoons of sugar in his mug, stir his tea, and sip and smile. No wonder there are sugar shortages here from time to time.
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| Sunday's bouquet |
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| After church sign up for some activity |
Then, Sharon Mkisi, the Tanzania MCC Country Director, asked if we wanted to join her and Terry Morton for lunch, and, of course we said yes. George’s seemed the best choice, and following our usual habit, we ordered pizzas and a big salads. John and I got one of each and shared between ourselves. For dessert, all four of us decided to share a chocolate mousse. It was both beautiful and delicious, and we each got about four bites. For some reason everyone was very talkative, so it was 3:30 before Sharon dropped us back at Kundayo.
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| Sharon and Terry |
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| George's delicious chocolate mousse |
I had awaken feeling rather punk, and by early evening, I was feeling even worse. I am always resistant to stomach bugs and diarrhea, so I hadn't bothered to bring any appropriate medication for that with me. John said he had, but the expiration date on his bottle of pills was 2013. I’ll just go on a diet of liquid and toast for a day or so and see if I improve—or not.
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