Tanzania

It’s still raining in Tanzania. The rain is beating down on my roof as we speak. Luckily, it cleared up long enough for us to enjoy our first safari last weekend. I can’t wait to share pictures, but there are hundreds and hundreds of them, and I still need to go through and decide which…

  Last weekend, my friend Cho took me to volunteer at Tanzania Dail Babfor, a Korean organization that works to feed hungry children worldwide. We drove to Tegeta, a place where both adults and children work in the quarry to mine shale. This particular volunteer opportunity was interesting for me because I was able to take…

  In case you’re wondering, “karibu” means “welcome” in Swahili. I was going to write this yesterday, but it was a bright and sunny morning and I thought I’d better get to the beach instead. I gathered my things, slathered the baby with sunblock and bug spray, and rushed to find the nearest bajaji on…

There is a Swahili saying that goes, “A woman can never be happy until she has 1,000 kangas.” I think they’re right. There are just SO MANY beautiful fabrics to choose from… Cho and I tried practicing our kiswahili with the vendors. She got asked for her e-mail address/facebook two different times. It was fun,…

This is what a Thursday afternoon in downtown Dar looks like…  

A week after moving here I made my first friend, who I later learned is also a blogger… Destiny? I think yes… I don’t have to feel so weird about taking a million pictures or spending too much time on my computer. Anyway, she SMSed me on Sunday asking me if I wanted to go…