Laundry day

A picture of one of the monkeys we saw last week. They were not afraid of us and this one was very curious.
A photo taken from inside our plane as we flew across the indian ocean to zanzibar
The plane we took from Dar Es Salaam to Zanzibar.
A photo we took in England by Big Ben.

Hello again from Zanzibar! Things are going well here. It's another hot day. Feels like 34 but it's actually only 24. I'm sitting in the computer lab with some of the teachers from the school and they are practicing using the computers/internet. It's exciting to see them learn how to set up email and send emails. A whole new world has opened up.
Today was relaxing for me (Sarah). I got up early to do some laundry. They have a washer and some lines set up beside it to dry. Ryan has been hard at work helping out the teachers and Zechariah learn how to use the internet. We are hoping to check out more of the area on a walk later this afternoon.
Tomorrow is going to be a fun day for us. Ryan, me, Jerico and Devin (the other two who are here) are going in a dala-dala to attempt to find our way to town. This is like a bus, but jam packed beyond capacity. One comes along right in front of the school. So, we are attempting to learn Swahili for "please take me to town." The kids here have been a great help learning phrases. This will be an adventure for sure. There are no signs for a stop and if you want to stop you just raise your hand and the "conductor" at the back bangs the side and the driver stops. If you have a bag it goes on top. I've seen some huge piles on top of these vehicles. There are other types but I think the one we'll take is open on the sides where windows would be and is about the same size as a van. It looks more like a little truck though. Christina wanted to get us to do this on our own to give us a taste of what it's like when you are on your own here, not having anyone to direct you around. So, once we make it to town, we're gonna see some historical sites or do shopping. I'm not exactly sure what was decided that we'd see. There are some caves that the slaves used to go through that we might see.
We will meet up with David and Christina in the afternoon and we will have their phone number in case we get lost, haha. It's very safe around here though. Tourists bring in a lot of money so we are very welcome. We are always treated very well. No safety issues on this adventure, just some unknowns!
On Sunday is the grand opening of the library/computer lab and there is a little party for that. It's an exciting time for the area. I'm hoping to meet lots more people that day. Then on Monday we leave for Kenya.
I've been thinking lots of how to describe it here and realized there is no way to help anyone get a true view of what it is like here. I can show pictures, tell stories, but it doesn't do it justice. It simply must be experienced by coming here. It really is not at all like how I imagined based on other people's stories, pictures, movies, etc. Again, I totally think everyone should take a trip here.
Bye for now!