Mon, Sept 7, 2009 from Cleveland

Habari, Bashir? Asante sana for your email! Now I'm going to write you a very long email here!

Okay, here is my plan to send you the Internet Cafe money. Right now it is Monday evening here in America. When it is Tuesday evening 8 September in America (and in Dar Es Salaam it will be very late Tuesday night or very early Wednesday morning), I will send you the Internet cafe money at my Western Union. After I send you the money, I will come home and write you an email with all the information you will need to pick the money up, like I did before.

So on Wednesday, please go to read your email to get the information. Maybe you can borrow 500 TZS from Mr. Iddi if you need to, because you can pay him back very soon, as soon as you get the money at Western Union.

Next, I have read the Learnit website where the ICDL course is described in many details. You will definitely be capable enough to start ICDL course after Microsoft Excel! It is indeed a first level of computer class. The class includes Microsoft Word and Excel, so you will already be an expert in those areas and you will do great! You will be the star student! Then they will teach you Power Point and some other things. The ICDL class will teach you the "P.C." personal computer only, not the Mac, but that is okay. You will learn the Mac in your next courses.

Also -- you will start the ICDL class on Monday 28 September! Classes will be Monday through Friday from 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm, for 7 weeks.

Monday 28 September is the date everyone must start the ICDL class. Don't worry, it's okay if you don't finish the end of your Microsoft Excel class, because it's more important to start the ICDL. Just keep going to Microsoft Excel until you start ICDL.

I'm always thinking about how your dear beloved mother would be very, very proud of you if she was here with us today.

Okay, rafiki yangu, I will say kwa heri for now, and write you again after I send the money at Western Union.

God Bless You!
Yours faithfully,
Nicole