Wow! What a year! Is anyone else as confused as I am that it is December? Here in Arusha it is a frigid 85 degrees Fahrenheit, so you can imagine that it is even more difficult to remember that it is December for me! As I was driving with Erasto and Rosie and Rachel last
Happy Monday! Today's post is sure to get your mouth watering ... and to excite your sweet tooth! Pictured above are The Spencer Family's famous Salt Carmels. This is the third year that the Spencers have transformed their home into a candy factory for the months of November and December. The idea for this holiday
This is such a bittersweet post to write. We talk about how TFFT is a family, and there are many levels to this metaphor. For our kids, TFFT quite literally is family, and for our team, this also feels like the case sometimes. Our team is small enough and spends enough time together that family
Sorry it’s been so quiet around here! Life with TFFT has been a bit hectic lately (it always is this time of year), but that’s no excuse for the blog silence. If we can bike 400 miles in rural Tanzania and still manage to give you blog updates, the hustle and bustle of our fall
Welcome to November! We hope you had a Happy Halloween! Yesterday our world was filled with pumpkins, witches, warlocks, and goblins, and suddenly today it's November. Dare we say it's all begun?! Are the holidays really upon us? As schedules begin to fill with the festive gatherings of the season, we at TFFT thought we would
Greetings from Arusha- Tanzania, On October 14th each year Tanzanians take a public holiday. Unlike the other public holidays we have, the focus on this day is memory rather than celebration. Why? Because on this day we remember one of the heroes of this nation, who by his wisdom, philosophy, determination, patriotism and love for
We hope you have a wonderful weekend! xo, TFFT
As we learn about the environment in Full Circle, I thought a great way to spice up class and teach at the same time, would be to show The Lorax movie, based on the Dr. Seuss book. Two weeks ago, after dinner, all the primary students at Usa River Academy were gathered in the dining