In the beginning……. There was a pineapple. It was bought in the Morogoro market. It was beautiful and the ripest of them all. We named it Shill. So we brought it home, to feast late into the night. Shill was left to stoop with the gang, until the feast was prepared. But just as The Keepers looked away, thieves violently and rabidly pillaged the stoop, taking Shill with them. The stoop was in a total uproar. “What happened to Shill??” The Keepers proclaimed, but nobody claimed to know. It was a lonely night on the stoop after Shill was gone. The Keepers did not know what to do, but then a golden opportunity arose. A small note, written with incredibly poor handwriting, was found on the gates of the stoop. It said “If you want Shill alive, you must play our reindeer games…” The Keepers indeed played their reindeer games. Taking up sunglasses and passports, The Keepers of the stoop, Detective McCaslin and Deputy Ahles were quick on the scent of the case. Like wild cheetahs, the duo ran out to search for Shill, their long lost cub. After many clues and long mental debates, which tended to confuse the deputy, they were finally led to Shill, looking beautiful and ripe as ever.  In the end, all was good, and Shill was devoured without mercy. The pineapple was very sweet and juicy; a just reward for the hard working team of investigators.

May 9^th, we woke up to our normal routine. Instead of attending classes, we rode to inner Morogoro for the first time. We visited Furaja Trust, an NGO committed to helping people and their families affected by HIV/AIDS. We visited with the directors of the office in Morogoro. They welcomed us and then took us on a tour of the different schools supported by the organization. Many of our remaining donations were given to the school children. The favorite gift of them all was, of course, the soccer balls. After the tours of Faraja, the crew went to the market in Morogoro and ate lunch at The New Green Restaurant. The Restaurant was painted a peach color, contrary to the name. We then shopped the streets of Morogoro and bought delicious ice cream at a small grocery store.  We all then headed back to LJS for the night.

May 10^th, LAST DAY OF SWAHILI CLASS! Though it was fun to learn this wonderful language, everybody was ready to be done with class. Classes seemed to go by quicker today than usual. We then went up to the orphanage for the final time. It was good to see the children again. They were still fascinated and excited about the gifts we had already given to them earlier in the week. We played games, took pictures with, and read books to the youngsters. Maddie even got peed on. After a short visit, it was time to say our goodbyes and start the trek back to LJS. We ate supper and had a short choir practice. They guys of the group, Kyle and Jake, were then sent on a scavenger hunt for their precious pineapple. After it was found, there was much rejoicing and a great feast. Then the usual shenanigans ensued; hard fought card games were played well into the night.