Hello from the Amsterdam airport! We’ve seen lions; we’ve eaten ugali; we’ve hugged our friends goodbye. We are on our way home! See you soon! – June & Chris & the Community Service Tanzania Crew

The following post features student writing. Monday began our second week of work. We started the day hammering and sawing wooden beams to provide support to the veranda that we would eventually set up. After cleaning out the classrooms and preparing the walls with primer, we…

The following post features student writing. As we write, we sit here in our compound sucking on sugar cane we bought at the auction at the end of the church service we went to. Here’s a recap! Friday We have continued to work on our…

After a very bumpy bus ride and many hours of traveling we arrived late at night in Maruani. The following morning we had our orientation and had a lunch cooked by the “Mamas.” The Mamas are the women of the town who prepare our food,…

We’ve received word from the leaders that the group has arrived in Tanzania.

Hello everyone! Your leaders Chris and June here. We are so excited to meet all of you and embark on this wonderful journey together! Marurani, the community where we will be doing service work, is also preparing for our arrival. In addition, we have been…

Welcome to Putney! This blog is where friends and family can follow along on the group’s adventures through periodic updates, photos, and stories from our leaders and students in the field. While we hope for a blog update once or twice each week, internet access…