Recent Excitements!

Tuesday I went and heard Her Excellency Mama Salma Kikwete, the first lady of the United Republic of Tanzania, speak here at AU. She spoke, in her native language, about her efforts to educate the children of Tanzania, especially girls, and

Wednesday was Campus Beautification Day and I helped plant one of the trees at the playground of where I work (Child Develpment Center - CDC). I then went to work and we took the children to the site to help by putting mulch around the trees (we are currently relocated to another building due to reconstruction). When I went to work on Thursday, one of the teachers told me that they had done a short segment on the whole project on TV! So, here is the address: http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=70552. I hope you can see it! I'm at the very end, helping two of the kids put mulch at the base of one of the trees.

Also, after the planting, there was a picnic for all the Beautification Day volunteers and so I got to go and ate my lunch with Professor Tudge, my UC Bio professor from last semester! He's so great. His daughter goes to CDC so I get to see her a lot but not Tudgie! He's fun. So anyway, there was a raffle for all the volunteers and Tudgie won (after three years of patience) a big pot of flowers and I won a $50 gift certificate to the local florist which I will use to buy a plant for my room in the fall.

Thursday night we had two prospective AU students in our room for the night and took them to the Mall to get icecream.  It was fun and they were really nice.  

Friday Abdul and I went to the Celebration of Africa which was put on by the African Student Organization.  They had a fashion show, food, and live music.  Here is a picture of the fashion show.  

Saturday was my Gospel Choir's Spring Concert which went well.  I'll publish a clip from the concert later - doesn't seem to be working now.

My roommate, Shirin's, sister is going to be staying with us on Thursday and possibly Friday night so that should be fun.  Then next week is the last week of classes, and then there's finals, my last of which is May 5th and then I go to San Fransisco for a week on the 9th!  Yay!

But until then I have a lot to do, so I'd better go.  

~ Kaia