December 13, 2007 by Stephen Day.

12/13/2007 10:48 AM

            Finally, I have once again been connected to the information superhighway.  The internet is back at Msalato (well, at least for me and my silent partner).  We paid a hefty fee for get access for the next three months ($50 US a month plus 20% tax) from MAF Tanzania.  I will be using this connection for professional and personal use. 

            It is almost chai time so I can’t write too much, but I wanted to let everyone know I am okay and should be a lot more communicative now.  Also, I will hopefully post within a few hours to let you all know the address where you can view a few hundred pictures I have taken in the past few months.  Well, I am off for now.

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December 13, 2007 by Stephen Day.

11/30/2007 8:34:03 AM

            First, I would like to thank those of you who commented or contacted me after I posted my last blog entry about my little traffic incident.  It has been nearly two weeks and all is well. 

Yesterday was the last day of exams at Msalato, so students have been headed out to the homes to work on their shambas (farms).  Rainy season has yet to settle in, but it is getting hotter here, which is supposedly a sign that rain is imminent. 

As for the future, I will be teaching three courses during the “fall” semester (which begins in mid-February for all you northern hemisphere folk).  For the diploma students I will be teaching two three-hour church history courses – one on the Reformation-era and the other on modern church history.  I will be teaching a one-hour youth ministry course for degree students.  Also, I will be teaching pre-diploma students sixteen weeks about computers for two hours a week.  After Easter, I will also be teaching pre-diploma students about the bible for two hours a week. 

            Starting next week I will be helping the secretarial school at Msalato by helping to lead a computer skills course which will last three weeks.  Those classes will take place from 3:30 to 6:00 pm, the absolute hottest time of the day, during the hottest time of the year.  It could be a long three weeks…

            Today I am going into town for several hours.  First, I will be going to the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, in Dodoma, to help with a computer problem they are having.  Then I am off to MAF to hopefully pick up the equipment I need to connect to the internet from Msalato.  This will provide me with a connection that I can use for personal and professional use.  I am really looking forward to having access here… it has been a little over a month since there was some reliable internet access at MTC. 

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