Long day of talks but they really tried to scare us today. Security from US Embassy came to give overview of safety & security in Tz. US State Dept has Tz listed @ critical level b/c of so many crimes but most are petty crimes. Almost all are burglaries or robberies. Mostly we have to be careful where we put money and valuables in the house and while in public. He did give us a few tips on how to decrease our chances of being robbed or having stuff stolen. Even if we do have somethign taken, we have to be careful about calling the person out on it. If other Tanzanians hear that the person just stole from you, they are likely to severely or fatally beat the person. So we have to think about the actual importance of our things. Are our things more important than someone's life?

Only had 1 shot today - Hepatitis A. Abunch of us (~20) played some Frisbee in the Drive/parking lot (packed ground w/ some rocks/gravel). Game had to be suspended when the Frisbee ended up on the roof of the Centre. While we waited for someone to get it down, a few kicked a soccer ball around and involved a few young kids. Eventually did get disc down and resumed play. It was great to run around, get a little physical (& not get hurt), and wear "regular" clothes. Since shorts are inappropriate for women here, I wore pants and rolled them to capri length; hot but better than a skirt. Wearing a reguT-shirt was alos nice. :-)
I have already started to feel the restrictions of being a woman in Tz. As someone who grew up playing sports and wearing shorts to exercise, it is hard to see the guys ready to play and I can't do the same. Loose pants or capris are OK for women but tso hot and not nearly as comfortable as shorts. It is going to be hard for me to exercise here in the required clothing and feel like I actually worked out but not overdue it in the heat. Jealous? Yes, I'm a bit jealous of the guys and people elsewhere who don't have such restrictions on exercise clothing. However, many of the other female volunteers/trainees are used to being active so we are in this together.