It’s very late in Mwanza, Tanzania – eight hours later than back home – and the bloggers I’m traveling with are hard at work, pecking away at their keyboards trying to put day one here into words for you. That’s a task made even harder by a lot of jetlag and a little sickness.

Despite how her body feels, Jolanthe has written beautifully about the joy she felt today surrounded by the beautiful music of gratitude. And Amy, who’s healthy so far, wrote about two things she was surprised to learn about Compassion today. Maybe these are things you’ve never heard before either? Both posts are worth checking out.

The other bloggers will be finishing their posts soon. I hope. I can’t go to bed until they do! When they’re done you’ll be able to read them all at compassionbloggers.com/tanzania.

Thank you for coming along on our trip to Tanzania. Now, try to flip your nights and days with us and you can have the whole experience we’re having. (Chicken.)