This week in photos. Looking back I guess I should have taken more photographs to help you to understand how everything looked and went down however I was just so happy to be in Tanzania and coach the game I was so blessed to play.
Kids from the community getting ready to play volleyball for the first time in their lives
Kids from the community come to Peace Matunda and learn Volleyball
I kicked off my stay in Arusha with meeting with the secondary school up the street from Peace Matunda. I sat down with the principal and a few of the teachers to describe what my plan was. I told them that I am interested in teaching the basics of volleyball to the entire school, around 400 students, and from the students whoever seems slightly interested in learning more I will teach more to on the volleyball court.
I was shocked but excited to learn that no one knew what volleyball was. I felt compelled to give everything I had to make sure at least one of those kids had a chance to learn. After a couple hours of meeting up at the school and finding the kids that were interested I gave a presentation of the basics, then everyday the kids would come down after school to the volleyball court that was created for this camp and learn to play. Here is just one of the photos taken after one of my class room teachings on what volleyball is.
My arrival into Arusha Tanzania was welcomed by smiles in the classroom.
Objective. Dig holes, lay out the land for a outdoor Volleyball court. Utilize recycled materials to create Volleyball posts. Let the kids help.
Here I’ve posted a few in the process pictures of Adam and I working on creating the two posts to put into the ground for the volleyball net to hang on. We needed to create holes deep enough but not too wide so he gave me his machete to dig with. Standard volleyball net posts for men are about 2.5 meters or 8 feet, international womens volleyball Height is around 7 feet. So this will work out great.
I felt that for the kids and playing outdoor on a uneven playing field it would be better for them to learn on something a little lower. So we created it to be around 7 feet so that girls could enjoy also.
making the volleyball net posts, and digging holes.
World Health Org., International Certificate of Vaccination
said I could come back to visit them in two weeks for the next installments however I am ready to move out as I told my volleyball manager that I’d be leaving Germany in a week .
So since I’m not able to go to Tanzania or India without a Yellow fever shot or Malaria tablets then there is only one other option, travel a little through Europe before I go. That way I will be able to see some places that were on my list of places to see and things to do, while I am waiting for the time period to get the next shots.
With that said hopefully in the next month I will be getting a yellow fever shot and picking up some malaria tablets and getting my body used to the medications. Now I need to plan where to go.
I will also need to obtain a visa either before or upon arrival. I heard in Tanzania you can get one at the Kilimanjaro Airport, but I’d hate to get there and be turned away if I hadn’t obtained one prior. As for India I’m not sure when or where I’ll be able to get that.. Everything I do will be on the road or in the air with no home base anymore. So I’ll try to obtain my yellow fever booklet with various other vaccinations while I’m present here in Germany…or so “I’ll try”. I leave in less than two weeks, I better get a move on.