Day 2 at Mwereni
Several rooms painted, many desks made, a lot of lessons taught.

Heavy rains this morning wrecked the muddy roads around the school and it took us an hour to get the bus onto the main road. With the rain came yet another power outage which fused the sockets in the Computer Lab. An electrician came promptly and we were back up and running by midday. The power cut gave us an excuse for a trip to Kilimanjaro town to buy more cable and a switch for the network. It also gave me an excuse to visit the Kilimanjaro Coffee House to try the Arabica beans grown on the side of the mountain.

After school, word got around that we had Internet access in the computer lab and the room soon filled up with excited staff eager to surf the net. For most this was the first time they had used the Internet.

Meanwhile, the teaching rota kept everyone busy in the classroom. Maths, English, Gymnastics went on until 1600. After work, everyone went for a swim at the Impala Hotel. Afterwards we had guests for Dinner. Our drivers from the Safari, the engineer who installed our Sat Dish, Silvanas and Isaac, all came back to Kili Lodge. After the meal we sat around and Nida played the guitar and sang. It's been a long day.