The other day we learned how to make alternative fuel sources from sunflower cakes, rice husks and cow dung... This is the stove we made from clay to burn firewood. This is a typical size stove for a Tanzanian family.










This is a view of our courtyard, they recently added cement and next month are planning to get electricity. The cistern is to the left, surrounded by the buckets. Every Sunday, Wyatt and the brothers bring water from the local well via 5 gallon buckets. Our room is to the right of the white pillar.








This past week we visited the Agricultural research center to learn about livestock management; cattle, pigs, chickens and goats. The cattle in the picture are hershire and Fresian.

Happy Birthday Maggie!
and Happy Anniversary Berto and Jen!

Love and miss you guys!
Life is good in Africa :)
love,
Dee and Wyatt

Pictures say a thousand words

This last weekend we went on a safari to MIKUMI national park. We were only 10 yards away from this young elephant! We saw giraffe, impala hippo, zebra and so much more!











We had our midterm language exam this week... it went really well for both of us. These are a few of the girls in the group of 25 Americans, Stephanie (left of me) and I are the only two environmental volunteers








Wyatt and our youngest (9 months)
brother Lhama. Bibi (our grandma) is in the background. This open courtyard is where all activities occur; eating, cooking, cleaning, washing clothes etc. Don't you like Wyatt's new Tanzanian style shirt :)









Our home
This is not a typical home in our village. Our father works very hard buying/selling and transporting commodities all over Tanzania. We rarely see him... They recently had glass windows installed!












Familia ya Hueli

Cultivating the Land

This week we visited two different primary schools, and at one school we established a small sustainable garden, filled with tomatoes and spinach. We also made compost piles, transplanted seedlings, and grafted two different fruit trees together. Everything is very new and very different, but we having so much fun and learning a lot. Hope all is well in the States! Love and miss you all!
Dee and Wyatt