Through the Seasons

Our First Swahili Lesson

No, not me and Jonathan.  Me and YOU.  Don’t you want to learn Swahili?  It’s fun! 

Jambo = Hello  (Easy enough, right?  The a sounds like the a in almond or palm and the rest sounds just like it looks.)

Here’s one you already know and don’t even know it……..until now.

Simba = Lion   (Now you know how they came up with that.)

I just want to get a feel for the language before I go so my first days there aren’t overly stressful and so language school isn’t as hard – that’s what I’m thinking anyway.  So, I hope you have fun learning a little Swahili with me!

Speaking of stress…..or hard labor…..or whatever you want to call it.  I found this picture today online of some ladies in Zaire.  I have always respected mothers.  I really, really respect her!!  She’s a good mommy too – that baby is sleeping!  (And if all that wasn’t enough….notice she’s also barefoot!)