Am flabbergasted not because of the bold step you've undertaken but because you've chosen to learn a language that's disliked by most Tanzanians.
I wish you all the best. You'll probably make it.
It's only disliked by people who have failed to learn it in schools, mostly state schools, popularly known as "kata".
The education system have failed them.
English is one of the two official languages of Tanzania. However, by making students learn it at later stage of their education, coupled with lack of funds to employ qualified teachers, it made it difficult for many Tanzanians to know English fluently by the time they graduate.
They are the ones who point fingers at China and Russia and say, if they don't use it and got successful, why should we? They also think that learning English is like supporting colonialism.
The matter of fact is that, English, is a world language. Seventy percent of the Internet is in English. International business is conducted in English. We can't escape from this reality, however much we like our own other language, Swahili.
The Russians know that. The Swedes know that. The Chinese know that. That is why, they spend millions of dollars to educate their citizens, not only in English, but also in other foreign languages.
Just because Jinping doesn't speak English in public doesn't mean that English is not important to learn. English is not one of their official languages like in Tanzania, and we shouldn't expect them to know it. But the Chinese are way ahead of the game.
If you go to their schools, you will find it that their children are taught many foreign languages, including English. You can also buy local newspaper in English. Tourist information is in English. Road signs are in English. Most young students spend thousands of dollars to study in English universities overseas. In fact, majority of foreign students in America and the UK are Chinese nationals.
Most tuition centers have native English teachers in China and charge huge fees.
One can be patriotic and smart at the same time. Tanzanians should learn from this.