One of District office at Kilindoni-Mafia.
After long night Journey,then I was at the main town of Mafia which is Kilindoni.I went to report to the office of Education officer in Mafia direct from the beach where I arrived with Jahazi.I couldn't go anywhere since I knew no one by then.When I reached to the office of Education officer of Mafia, he had to ask one of his assistants to escort me to one of guest house,so that I could at least get a bath.I was smelling you know!!.
After finishing keeping myself clean, I went back to the office where I had to fill some forms and get the information about the school I had to go and teach.The school was called(or it is called) Baleni Secondary School.It is found north-eastern part of Mafia.
I couldn't go to Baleni the same day because I was so tired.Instead I used this day to get some information about Baleni village and the school.They told me that there are some daladala which goes that area.The problem of Mafia is the fact that all important services like bank,Hospital and even water services are found at Kilindoni town.I had to get prepared for that!.
Baleni Secondary School
The next day,my journey to Baleni started.I took small daladala which i had to pay two thousand Tanzania shillings and reach balen safely.The headteacher of that school received me well and showed me where I could spend the night and some more days while they try to figure out where could be my permanent settlement.
Many thing happened when I was teaching at Balen School.One of these is the person who came during the night through the window of my house while I was asleep, and tried to strangle me to death. It was a kind of witch craft which took place.Another incidence is when an old man told me to look a snake which was climbing the coconut tree and told me that I would lose a very important person in my life,the same day during the night my mom died!.
Also I won't forget when I got an accident of motorcycle!. While I was down injured,one man came near me and told me these words; "That is your medicine and there are more to come if you won't go back to where you came from.
That was traditionally,but socially also I got affected too.My family by then which was my wife and my child were very far from me.I was not comfortable as a teacher and that caused some effects to my carrier.Food at Balen was one of the problem.I was spending so much time to think where I could get food.Food was usually found at Kilindoni which means you had to wait until weekend to go get food at kilindoni.
Combination of all these problems was real affecting my teachings.Apart from planning my lessons I was just working on what to eat.I was also thinking much about my family and the kind of life with people who seemed not to appreciate my job there and see me like someone who went there to destroy their system of making sure girls are getting married after 18 years old .
I worked for one year at Mafia,but all this time I was looking for the chance to get another transfer.You might see me as crazy who always looks for transfer instead of settling and do my job.I'm telling you, there are many teachers like me in Tanzania who always are looking for the chance to move away from where they work.
Unfortunately for me,it was very hard to get transfer.Then I had to come with second option which is to apply for further education.(Now here is where you can get the answer why many Tanzania leaders were teachers.The fact that the working condition for the teachers in Tanzania is unsatisfactory cause many teachers to go for further education hence quit teaching)I got admitted to University of Dar es salaam and left Mafia for good.
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