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Sunday, May 6, 2012
Sugar Cane
The
1st of May - May day, or Worker's Day - is a public holiday in Tanzania. There are no classes, no teaching and lots of
relaxing. Students at KEMPS were
particularly excited for this holiday because they received a special treat in
the afternoon - sugar cane. While American kids get popsicles, Tanzanian kids
go crazy for sugar cane. They bang their
sugar cane against a rock to split it into pieces, chewing the fibers until all
the juice is released. Then they spit
the fibers out and gnaw on the next piece.
For 45 minutes the quad was full of the satisfying sound of banging,
tearing and chewing sugar cane. If you
have no idea what sugar cane looks like, my pupils below are eager to show you.
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