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Class Rank: 6 I was born in 1998, I am in Form 2 class at Iringa Girls' School. I live with my uncle, my parents died. My uncle is a small scale farmer, so he can not pay all the school contributions. So sometime I am late to come back school because of money. I know though education can achieve my dreams. I believe if I get a help I will perform well in my studies. I believe education is the key of my life. If I complete my studies, I will help others with problem like me.

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Indy
Sat, July 29, 2017 at 12:16 am GMT
Hi School Fund student

How are you? How is the new school year so far?

Do you have pets? Do you love animals? I do. I am a devoted animal person. I have a 14 years old dog. Her name is Mabel. We have had her since she was 7 years old. Prior to that she lived with my daughter. My daughter was too busy to take care of her. So the dog came to live with us. She brought a lot of happiness to my husband and myself.

I have been volunteering to a cat rescue group since 2009. Because I am allergic to cats (cats make me sneeze), I cannot involve in taking care of the cats. I can only answer phone calls for this group. People will call us when they want to adopt a cat, or they need to surrender the cat When they can no longer take care of them. They also call us when they find an abandoned cat. This cat group is in Massachusetts. The winter is very cold there. The temperature can drop down below zero degree. The abandoned cat cannot survive in such cold weather. We will go and rescue these cats. We also help people to find their lost cat. I enjoy working with the volunteers in his group. They are very nice and so dedicated to helping those cats in need.

I hope you have fun studying for the school work. I will write to you next month.

Please write back.

Until next time,
Indy
Sophia
Fri, July 21, 2017 at 1:35 pm GMT
Hello Karen
Am very glad to receive your post,and am very happy to hear that madam Judy is coming to Tanzania.I spent well in my holiday, i was so happy to meet my relatives.
Now am back to school to complete my ordinary level education and am approaching to my national exams
HAVE A NICE TIME
Karen
Wed, July 19, 2017 at 2:02 am GMT
Hello School Fund students!

Welcome to a new school year. I hope that your long break was full of family and friends, good work and good times.

I also hope you can reset your mind quickly back to class and lessons, learning and growing in your knowledge base.

I look forward to reading your posts this year, to learning more about you: your joys and hopes and challenges.

I also have some news! Madam Judy is coming to visit Tanzania in July and August!

This is a very good chance to meet a fine lady, a good friend of yours, and a very important person for your future.

Until soon?
Welcome back,
Karen
Judy
Wed, May 31, 2017 at 4:44 pm GMT
My fellow students, time just flew so fast. This semester is close to its end. You all must be very busy preparing for your final exams.

I hope you are all doing a great job this semester. Some of you graduated at end of the last year. You must very anxious waiting for your notification which A-level school you are assigned to.

Doesn't matter where you are going, the most important is the goals your set and your determination to accomplish your golds.

The Chinese always say 90% is hard work and only 10% is your talent. You could accomplish everything as long as you want to.

During your break, I would like you to write down what your major accomplishing and one thing which makes you proud of yourself that you would like to share with everybody. The things your did which will make me so proud of you and encourage me to continue to support you for your future school years. My goal for all of you, one day for your to go to College/University, You are somebody everybody will proud of you.

The way to do is that you set your final goal, the goal between one step a time and try reach it then go for the next goal, eventually, you will reach your final destination.

Best regards,
Judy
Sophia
Sat, May 27, 2017 at 1:10 pm GMT
Hi Karen
Hopes your good back to me I'm going well with my studies.
I'm very glad to hear about your son and your life how is going.my holiday I was spend at school with my friends so as to continue with studies.
I't is all I have to day.NICE WEEK.
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Indy
Sun, May 21, 2017 at 5:21 pm GMT
Hi Student

Are you ready for your school break? When I was at school, I cannot wait to have my summer and winter breaks.

I did a bit traveling last month. I took a cruise trip to cross the Atlantic Ocean. I boarded the ship in Miami. It took seven days to cross the Atlantic Ocean, the first stop is at Canary Islands. It is part of Spain. The crossing was pretty smooth. I only had one rough sea day. It was nice to get off the boat and touched the land. Eventually we visit three other cities in Spain, Malaga, Catagena and Barcelona. Basically the boat sailed along the northern end of the Middertarian sea. Later we also visited Nice, which is in France, and Florence, which is in Italy. Finally we got off in Roma. Have you heard of these places? Maybe you can use the Internet to google these places. The whole trip lasted 17 days. I am very happy to return home after this long period of time. Nothing compares to home. Don't you agree?

What is the plan for the school break? Please write back to me and let me know.

Until next time,
Indy
Karen
Fri, April 28, 2017 at 8:19 pm GMT
Dear Young Ladies of Iringa School,

It has been a long time since I wrote to you. I hope that you are in good health, and that your studies are going well.

Your mid-term exams were just last month, how did you do?

I would like to hear from you, to learn what you are doing and thinking and how your families and friends are.

What are you learning in school now?

As for me my life is busy with work and family. My son and his girlfriend are getting married soon, and just recently I have been helping them set up their new apartment.

As always I am reading a lot of interesting books and articles; this week I have been reading about the discoveries and photos coming in from a spacecraft that has been circling the planet Jupiter, there is a giant hurricane on the planet with winds up to 1609 km per hour.

I look forward to reading your new journal posts.
Be well,
Karen
Sophia
Fri, April 28, 2017 at 11:17 am GMT
Hello madam judy, i hope you are fine. Am fine too, the things that i like in my learning is: (i) the way teachers teach us especially in understanding how living organisms lives in biology, (ii) cooperation among we students in exchanging ideas and concepts. The things that i dislike in my learning is: (i) lack of cooperation from some of students in discussion (ii) fail in my some of subjects like Food and Nutrition. The need from you is that may you continue sponsoring in further studies (that is advanced level).
Nice week. S. Yohana
Judy
Mon, March 27, 2017 at 11:54 pm GMT
Dear student,
It has been very long time since last time I wrote to you. I have been out of town attending conferences, doing business and helping with family issues.
I know the new school year began two months ago and I hope you are able to focus on your studies and set goals for yourself. I hope you are doing well this school year.
In your journals I would like to see you are learning, what you like and dislike about the school, your accomplishments, your difficulties your life and your obstacles you face.
I want you to evaluate yourself, what is your strength and weakness, which area do you need to improve yourself. That way I could know who you are and help me to know you better. I wish you have a great year ahead of you and let me know there are anything you need me to help.
Best regards, Judy
Sophia
Sat, March 18, 2017 at 9:45 am GMT
hello, madam judy, i hope you are fine, Am fine too. Thanks we received facilities that assist us in our studies. Also i thanks all sponsors who are involved in sponsoring us.
I WISH YOU GOOD DAY.
Indy
Sat, February 18, 2017 at 5:49 pm GMT
Hi Students

How are you? Did you enjoy your break?

My husband and I just came back from a trip to the Antartica. It was a long trip, 22 days total. We first flew to Buenos Aries, the capital city of Argentina. After spending two days there, we flew down to the Ushuaia, the tip of the South America continent to board a ship. The ship took us to the Falkland Island, the South Georgia Island and the Antartica Peninsula. This is the summer season there. The ice started to break up to allow the ship to sail there. The temperature was around 1 degree Celsius, not bad at all. Most days were sunny. We saw so many penguins, seals and sea birds. They were all having babies. The babies were cute beyond descriptions. Their parents were busy feeding them. You would be touched by how tentative the parents were towards their babies. The scenery was so beautiful. I hope you can go to the internet to check out this region. With the threat of globe warming, I am a bit worried about how long the Antartica continent will hold. Recently from the news report, a large chunk of ice actually broke off from the continent. Sad, isn't?

Ok, enough of my trip report.

Please write back to me.

Until next time,
Indy
Sophia
Fri, February 10, 2017 at 11:44 am GMT
hello Rithika, am so glad to hear from you. am doing good with my studies, after my studies i want to be a doctor. My favorite things is to read more physics, biology and chemistry. My i hear from you .
Thanks have good day.
S. Yohana
Rithika
Mon, January 23, 2017 at 2:18 am GMT
Hi Sophia!
My name is Rithika and I'm in 11th grade in the U.S.A. I'm very excited to be able to talk to you and get to know more about you! You seem like a great student and I'm so glad that you're doing well in your studies. What do you want to be when you grow up? I hope you're doing well and hope to hear from you soon!
Sophia
Fri, January 20, 2017 at 12:10 pm GMT
Hello Jonathan
It's my hope that your well back to my side I'm very good with my studies.
Thanks for your quotes and wisdom which you decide to use in this year and I gets on thing '' respect others opinion even If they are differ from you''.
Also I would like to share with you two things as follow,
1. In ever thing think twice act wisely;
In ever things your doing or planning to do think before you do It and then evaluate your self that its correct or not.
2.Everybody was born o leader but not every on as a power to lead.
3.The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today .
4.To follow 5Ds;
-determination
-discipline
-direction
-deadline
- dedication
................................................HAVE A NICE WEEK............................
Karen
Sun, January 15, 2017 at 9:14 pm GMT
Dear Girls of Iringa School,

Happy New Year 2017!
I hope you had a relaxing, happy, long break, a break that calmed your mind and refreshed your spirit.

I wanted to write you all as a group to explain why I went silent In the School Fund posts) late October and since then, including during your school break.

I had an operation named a "total hip replacement" in November and I was off work and staying with friends while I recovered. I go back to work tomorrow January 16th a National Holiday in the U.S. in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King.

I missed you all, and I look forward to reading your posts as the New Year and your school year moves ahead.

If any of you are interested in medical or nursing topics and want to know more about this operation, just write me? ( I promise not to make the description too terrible).
I just found the whole process very interesting.

Here is a thought for your new school term;

"As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives". Henry David Thoreau

be well!
Karen
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