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It’s Friday again so we were back at CCT. Today we covered a lot about safety and security, including things related to medical. We talked about how men in Tanzania usually behave so we aren’t caught off guard by cultural differences, especially how “no” doesn’t always mean no – it has to be a firm “no”. Arlene (female PCMO) said that it is a good idea for the guys to escort the females home and it should be required at night. I noticed last night event hat we need to be careful starting when it’s just getting dark but still plenty light out to see. Escorts need to be to the house too because the one night I was out until it was dark, I walked w/ Vero to the corner but a guy approached her in the 50 or so meters to her house. The next day we decided that the guys need to walk us home. Arlene also told us to make a pact to not leave anyone behind who has been drinking. This is kind of what I did in Utah but it is even more important here to make sure everyone is taken care of.

Out other session today was classroom management. It was given by Sarah, a PCV who has been here for 3 years and was the academic mistress at her school this past year. She gave us some great advice and ideas on how to manage students in Tanzania.

A few guys like Tim, Doug, and Mike (T) had gotten haircuts during the week that are very short. In between sessions today, the clippers came out and several other guys joined the ranks of those with really short hair. First was Colin, whose hair was a few inches long so he had a big change. A handful of others followed and it’ll be interesting to see the differences in growth between them in the next month.

We were finished by mid-afternoon so I used the time to finish a card and letter to drop off at the Post Office on my way back home. Carolyn waited for me and it was nice talking with her. Tim and Will ended up on the same daladala as we headed back to Kihonda. This worked out perfectly because Will lives near Carolyn and was able to escort her home in the growing dusk (I live very close to the main road so it was very light out when I walked home – they walked ~20 min).