I’m blessed enough to have two
loving mothers. One is in America (love you mom!), and one is my neighbor in
Tanzania. Mama Kumbemba is one amazing woman. She is the Head Teacher at the
Primary School, a mother of three, a leader figure in the village, and an
incredible helping hand to me. She immediately made sure I was ok. The day I
arrived in my village, she stood out to me. She made sure there was a sheet
strung up on my bedroom window, made sure I had at least one bucket of water,
and came over at night to see if I could feed myself. As far as the latter
goes, my site mate biked over in the dark to give me some lovely chicken
alfredo he had cooked. My first night I ate some pretty amazing food and talked
to my sister, Laura J
My mama is strong-willed, determined,
a hard worker and a kind soul. She never ceases to amaze me at how busy she is.
She handles it well. And yet, she always has time for me. She takes the time to
speak slowly, help me with words I don’t know and think through ideas with me.
She even found time in her busy schedule to come with me to Morogoro as my
Counterpart for a week-long training session.
So, even though I already have an
amazing mom in the U.S., I’m grateful for my live-in mama for 2 years. She
takes care of me. I don’t know where I’d be without her…
