Tag Archives: Tanzania
Routine
I have been in Ngara for a week (as of the writing of this post on September 13… yes, it has taken a while to post this), yet already I find myself falling into routine. I wake up by 6:10 … Continue reading
A gracious welcome
I arrived in Ngara yesterday (07/09/1012), after a long and sometimes stressful bus ride. More may follow on that, but I want to begin by thinking a little about the warm welcome my fellow volunteers and I have received. As … Continue reading
This is Tanzania
Do you know that sinking feeling in your stomach when you realize that a plan you’ve made is just not fated to work out? That moment when you realize at you will have to revisit your expectations? Earlier today was … Continue reading
Orientation
I began this post over a week ago (on a bus), but I have been so busy that I have not had a chance to finish it. Unfortunately, this is not a post with an overriding theme, because there are … Continue reading
Briefly
I am really busy with training at the moment, but I didn’t want it to seem like I am dropping the blog, so a brief update follows. I will be teaching at Ngara Secondary School in the Kagera region of … Continue reading
Culture and language, or, “What does that mean?”
The other day, as I was taking a Swahili lesson, one of the women who works at the place I am staying at had a brief conversation with my teacher, Jeremiah. “Did you understand what she said?” he asked. I … Continue reading
A dirty creek and its consequences
As promised, this post will continue to develop on one the issues that was brought up over the course of the bicycle tour I took last weekend. During the tour, we rode over a small creek that ran through two … Continue reading
That shirt looks awfully familiar
I spent today on a bike tour of some of the poorer neighborhoods in Dar es Salaam, and my next couple posts will relate to some of the things I saw today, as I try to connect them to my … Continue reading
The cost of living
Last night I spent 15,000 tsh on dinner, or nearly $10. In the United States this would have been a very reasonably priced meal, after factoring the cost of tax and tip. And yet, as I paid I couldn’t help … Continue reading
Culture shock
I wrote this post yesterday, and am posting it a day later, just for context. Things are going well! It is amazing how much a few little things can change everything. Those of you who know me know that I … Continue reading