We've just enjoyed three weeks with our first overseas visitor. Yes, we're still in the midst of sorting out the boxes etc and still don't have a car of our own (hoping that the latter will be rectified this week!) ... but we convincingly cleared the spare bedroom in a very short space of time, as it was a last minute booking and had Nana (Jenny's mum) come to stay!
As well as a brief visit to the hangar, see above with her MAF visitor's badge (she almost made it on a MAF flight but priority had to go to the evangelists), she also got a taste of what life is like for us here in Dodoma!
We visited the markets in town and introduced her to the fruit seller who regularly comes to our gate. We went material shopping and then had our fundi, Mama Neema make up some clothes for her and the 3 girlies in the family.
Someone asked her what her favourite thing about being here was and as a regular visitor to Africa, it wasn't so much the destination but the company of two little munchkins that was understandably her highlight! Painting with Naomi, playing buses with the whole family, running around outside with the girls or drawing with chalk on the front porch were just a few of the things she got to enjoy!
Having visited Jenny when she lived here before, it was nice for Nana to meet up with Maria, our House Mama, once again too. Maria taught her how to make her yummy rolls and invited all of us to her home for chai and chapati's one Saturday morning!
On her journey here, it took Nana 3 days to get to Dodoma from the UK, including an 8 hour bus ride up from Dar Es Salaam. There is a company that flies that route too (although obviously a lot more expensive) ... so when Mark was at work and Abigail was at school last Monday, Jenny and Naomi took Nana to Dodoma Airport (a tiny little building next to the MAF hangar) and waved goodbye!
Both the girls have been asking where Nana throughout the week since she left. We're sure it won't be too long until we see her back here once again!
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