We had landing lights! Trip went well, I got a lot of sleep on the plane and adjusted to the time difference quickly. After a night at a hotel near the airport I took a larger 36 seater Auric plane to Iringa. I arrived in Iringa at 5 PM and Kirsten, the woman that has been here since may, picked me up and we went to dinner at Sai Villa.
I have the BKB office apartment here that I think some of you may have been in. Very comfortable and Mariam works here MWF to clean, wash dishes, and clothes. She is very nice and I am looking forward to seeing how her English has progressed. I didn't see her yesterday because I was out with Kirsten and Msigwa visiting parishes that are unpartnered. We went a long ways out between the airport and Ilula. Kirsten and Msigwa have now made visits to 47 of the unpartnered parishes. Each gets about $1000 in scholarship support and some get a piki piki motorcycle. The first parish was interesting because it is mixed Masai and Hehe. They raise bees for honey and gave me a 2 liter bottle of honey which I gave to the driver who will use it or sell some.
Last night I went to Mama Iringa's with Kirsten and two students here volunteering with St Paul Partners. They are alumni of the UMN engineering trip two years ago and after climbing Kilimanjaro up north they will be here until Nov 27. I will go with them to the well dedication for their project on Oct 17 at Makungu. http://globalblogs.
Today I am getting a crash course on BKB bank accounts and documentation before seeing how I fit in the Land Cruiser to drive Kirsten to the airport. Now I am going to go pick up my vegetable box before she comes.
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