This is Tobie Territory

“Habari” from Tobie in Tanzania-

I love learning about animals. One of the favorite things we have done is go on Safari.  We saw a lot of animals. We saw lions, tigers, and bears..oh my! Okay, really we did see lions but also

Giraffes                        elephants                      jackals              African buffalos

Monkeys                      impalas             gazelles hippos

Crocodiles                    a lion kill (poor giraffe)              bat-eared fox   

Mongoose                    greater and lesser kuduu,                      zebras             

Baboons                       a six foot-long cobra (thank goodness this was dead)

Ostriches                      warthog                        terrapin (like a tortoise)

Eagles                          baobab trees                storks and lots of other birds

This is one of favorites-the Greater Kuduu! It has horns.

My favorite food to eat in Africa is rice. I love mango and I get to eat a lot of mango in Africa. I go with to market to buy mangos and am a great bag carrier.

On my way home from the market with Sharon and Grace I almost got ran over by bike. It came out of nowhere and was going up the hill fast.

I got an elephant from my Nana and Papa before they left. I named it “T” because my name is Tobie and the word for elephant in Swahili is “Tembo”. Then I bought a smaller one and named it “O” because my middle name is Oliver. I made them a house and went to Neema Crafts and bought them a trough for their water.

The church services are 3 hours long and my advice would be to always bring something to do-like legos. You might end up playing with them with other kids but that is okay.

The one thing I would tell you if you are coming to Africa is to learn to say

“asante” that means thanks                    “asante sana” means thank you very much

“hapana” means no                               “ndyio” means yes

Good by from Africa for now!

Tobie