Today was, for most of the kids, their first ever experience with "Baba Chrismasi" - a sweet local couple, one Australian and one Tanzanian, who came as Santa and Mrs. Claus to the orphanage with lots of wonderful little gifts. More than anything, the kids were psyched about the attention! At first, they thought it had to be for my birthday, which broke my heart - it was a week ago and they are still talking about it - because they couldn't conceive that a big celebration could be for THEM. Such sweet, wonderful kids, and they break my heart and put it back together every. single. day. I will be spending Christmas itself at the orphanage, and will update once the internet cafes reopen. Until then, lots of love from TZ!
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| Each kid sat on Santa's knee and got their own present - a first. |
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| Apparently Simoni is terrified of both chickens and kindly elderly gentlemen. |
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| Me, Zawadi (looking suspicious), Peter, David (looking bemused), Santa, Esther and Sydney - a happy group. |
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| The first (fake or real!) snow the kids had ever seen! |
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