My time here in Tanzania is almost up, I leave for home
tomorrow and leave the people of Africa behind. I hope in my brief stay that I
made an impression on those that I met. My time in Tanzania has been an
eye-opening experience and I will never forget. I have been witness to so much
here in Bunju that I am grateful that I was able to capture much of it on my
camera. The people here are so loving and accepting that it made it a joy to
photograph the students at the school and the people involved in improving
their education.
In my short time here I have made many friends, I couldn't go 20 yards without someone asking me how my day is going. So many of the
villagers have never seen or talked to a white person that it is the highlight
of their day. They stare with such amazement that you feel like you are in a
fishbowl as people tap on the glass. The kids around the village are extremely
heartwarming all they want is for you to wave at them and they giggle with
excitement. The villagers and students you meet have so many questions about
America that I am a little overwhelmed from time to time. It is hard to answer
all of them but I do my best to dispel some of the rumors they hear about
America.
Over the last couple of weeks I have watched the volunteers
for The Tanzanian Education Project put forth so much effort toward making the
lives of these students much richer. I hope that the pictures that I have taken
for the organization will help improve the lives of the students here. My
effort has been nearly nothing compared to the efforts of the volunteers and
donors, all I do is click my shutter and hope my images tug at heart strings.
Over the next few weeks I hope to post some pictures for the blog as well as my
thoughts with them. This has been one of the most amazing times in my life; I
will never forget the people that I met and the friends that I made. Goodbye
Bunju, I hope to see you sooner rather than later.
Sean Leyva
8/20/2012
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