I’ve been living in East Africa now for four months and have been an official resident of Tanzania for two, so I feel like it’s about time for some self-reflection. So…things I have learned:
-How to pick a perfect mango
-The best spots in the yard to dry my clothes
-What buses are most likely to lead to my eventual death and how to survive an African
bus ride (this one must be put into practice to truly understand)
-The recognizable signs someone is trying to rip me off (i.e. talking about the white
woman in Swahili…ha!)
-Leprosy still exists
-The happiness a hammock brings
-What to do when there’s no power in the house….for days
-Signs I have malaria…or an amoeba (both wretched)
-How to light the back-up propane stone and the kerosene lamps without burning any
appendages
-What to do when customs tries to abduct my packages
-How to avoid being peed on by little children
-African time and the realization that appointments, and most everything in general, is
never guaranteed
-How to spot street children and know where they are found
-To be more grateful for what I've been given
-The necessary and/or obligatory importance of having a sense of humor
