…don’t confuse “mwanafunzi” (student) with “mwanafunza” (one with jiggers). One of the other students told the schoolkids today that she is a “mwanafunza” and they burst out laughing. In case you were wondering, jiggers are tiny bugs that parasitize humans.
So we all thought she was joking when she came into the dining hall and announced that she thought she had a jigger. Turns out she actually did have one and had to have it extracted. It was pretty exciting because for weeks the group has been joking about getting a jigger and predicting who will be the first to get one, based on whose feet are the dirtiest and who spends the most time walking around barefoot. This is Africa.
On another note, we’re heading to Tarangire National Park tomorrow. They have a really nice tourist lodge there with an expensive buffet that includes cheese and dessert. It also includes swimming in their pool. Obviously I’m all over that. Oh and we might see some cool animals while we’re there too.
I have three papers due on the 20th, as well as one due to tomorrow, but they’re all based on field observations of either an animal we have seen or tribal people we have interviewed. The only difficult part is finding adequate references, as the internet doesn't work very well and the books in the library here are outdated.
More pictures soon!
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