Perspective

I am enjoying the experience of being here in Tanzania, and to a far greater extent learning a lot.  It is impossible to understand the privilege to which we are accustomed until we live and work with people who have almost nothing.  I am, for example, aware of the great privilege of having an indoor kitchen at the house where I am staying, complete with the luxury of a single propane ring on a spindly shipping crate - I don't have to cook on a wood fire on the ground outside as most do.
Today's project is adding LED illumination to the single classroom at our school.  The one window admits some light, but not enough for my old eyes to discern colour properly as we are learning names of colours in English.  36 watts, $25, and a bit of engineering later, the transformation is striking!