I've had a great time practicing Swahili with anyone who will talk to me. Everytime I say something in Swahili, people laugh,and then we develop a relationship and have so much fun! One of my best teachers was Veronica, below.
I also learned a lot from our safari drivers, Yusuf and Leaky, and from the employees at the Kenya Comfort Hotel in Nairobi. Everyone is eager to teach me a word or a phrase.
I don't want to return home after a bad end to the safari trip - I want to leave Africa after a good experience so I can bring happy memories home. So I am going to Zanzibar island in Tanzania to study kiswahili (the language) for a couple hours each morning, and to do a home stay with a Tanzanian family.
What will I do with Swahili? I don't know, but I love learning it and the lessons and homestay are no more expensive than staying in a hotel. And I will likely meet more nice people either teaching or learning kiswahili. And maybe an opportunity to use it will come up - maybe next time I'm in east Africa.
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| Veronica, me, and Patrick |
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| Our fabulous drivers for 10 days, Yusuf and Leaky. Great guys. |
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| showing the guys at the Kenya Comfort my tablet and all it can do. |
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