Hamjambo

TanzaniaSports.com

25th February 2009 by Mike

Hamjambo!

Here are two recent stories, both from TanzaniaSports.com. The first is a reprint of an article from The Akron Beacon Journal about The Heartbeats:

http://www.tanzaniasports.com/?p=1921

TanzaniaSports also asked me to write about my trip to Tanzania and East Africa:

http://www.tanzaniasports.com/?p=2178

It goes into the details a little more than I can in this blog. I hope you enjoy reading it.

Category: Hamjambo, TanzaniaSports.com, The Heartbeats
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Kiswahili

16th February 2009 by Mike

During the trip, my Kiswahili slowly improved. I learned some important phrases, such as:

Habari za asubuhi? - (Good morning/News of the morning?)
Hamjambo? - (How are all of you?)
Jina langu ni… - (My name is…)
Natokea… - (I am from…)
Nikohapa ufundisha kuruka kamba - (I am here to teach jump rope)
Moja, mbili, tatu, nne, tano, sita, saba, nane, tisa, kumi - (#’s 1-10)

I used some of the phrases below, during a performance at Mchikichini School near Morogoro:

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Nothing too impressive. I slowly got better during the trip, taking every opportunity to talk with local speakers.

See more jump rope videos at: http://www.youtube.com/user/MikeFry09

Category: Hamjambo, Kiswahili, Mchikichini School, Morogoro, Natokea Oberlin College
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