The last class

Today was our last class. We sang and had an hour of review where the students became the teachers. There was lots of laughter, and maybe some learning. There were speeches, and the students received certificates celebrating their participation. There were also promises to continue to practice their English. The ability level in English speaking, reading, comprehension and writing improves every year! There is high interest and a high level of engagement.

Our class

Sr. Antoinette from The Congo
reviewing the verb "to be"

Novice Theodora
reviewing opposites

The goodbyes begin . . .

This is our last week of classes, and we are getting ready to head back to Dar es Salaam on Monday. We will say goodbye to Mount Migongo, and we have been staying at Migongo Mission. It is a beautiful place. The pictures show a bit of the mission here.

Mount Migongo -- can you
find the cross on the top?

Regional house

Chapel and residence hall

Salvatorian radio tower

Kindergarten

A veritable feast and fine fellowship

We have enjoyed the variety of food. Home grown and tasty! The pictures tell the story.

At the table

Fried cassava root

Fish

Cooked banana

Spaghetti

Beans

Ugali

Greens

A kind of eggplant dish

Fill your plate and enjoy!

"Lights . . . camera . . . action!"

Today we videotaped our "how to's." Lots of new vocabulary and practice speaking. We learned how to cook rice, do laundry, and clean a room.

New vocabulary for
the laundry

Watching their productions
on the iPad

This year's writing project

Each year we do some project involving writing. It could be a newsletter or a short autobiography of each sister. This year we are writing about the Sisters in Tanzania and The Congo -- about their apostolates. And since we have two novices and a candidate, we are also including formation. The pictures show us hard at work.

S. Barbara, S. Bekhita and S. Sara
working on a piece about farming

The novices and candidate
 working with Sue

The Sisters from The Congo
working together

S. Barbara hard at work
typing the pieces

Nourishing the body . . .

The Sisters grow much of their food. They really do a fine job of growing and harvesting, and we are enjoying their good work!

Bananas

Bananas, up close

The beans we eat
every day

Papayas growing

Oranges -- they are
sweet and juicy!

Sunday at Magumuchila

Today after Mass we met with S. Sophia. We shared plans for the future and worked a bit on the computer. Then we met Fr. Mukasa, who showed us his new parish and the cashew plantation that, for many years, Fr. Jim Weyker cared for. Fr. Mukasa helped us find a special tree that Fr. Jim had shown us last year -- a tree with a hole going all the way through the trunk. Fr. Jim Weyker, if you are following this blog, please know that you are very much in the thoughts of the Sisters here. They remember you fondly and miss you. You were a wonderful chaplain to the Sisters, and they wish you all the best in your retirement!

Working on the computer
with S. Paula and S. Sophia

Inside the parish at
Magumuchila with Fr. Mukasa

Cashew trees
at the cashew plantation

Fr. Mukasa showing us
the special tree