It’s Sunday morning. I’m enjoying a nice lie in (as the Brits say), watching the sun filter in through my mosquito net and catching up on some of the Master of Rome series (almost done Book V, baby!). I roll over to get my glasses, and notice a small tick-like…
Tags: safe and sound > strange bugsCommuting
Talking with friends and family back home reminded me that the mundane here is what most people wonder about. Roman asked what I eat. Martha wanted to see what the toilets look like. Daddy couldn’t believe that women actually carry bunches of bananas on their heads.
It’s in the spirit of recording my day-to-day that I’m approaching these posts that will be published in the Mundane category. I’ve shaken off my self-consciousness at feeling like a tourist when I photograph everything. I obviously am not from around here. (Lakini mimi ni mbongo kabisa.) I’m documenting my daily mundane for your edification, to show you what life in Moshi is like.
In keeping with the theme, I thought that I’d record my commute.
Tags: safe and soundDay 1
(Happy 295th, Eddy!) I’ll likely publish these belatedly, since I haven’t been able to get around to setting up my blog. I arrive in Tanzania, somewhat surprised that the runway is paved. The smell! It had smelled sweet in Addis, but nothing compared to this! True, it’s not as intoxicating…
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