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wondrg about tmrrw's trip. zanzibar ferry + flts dar-nairobi-london-sfo. kenya shld be intrstg given PM odinga's calls to "dislodge" mugabe. |
thanking all forces - swahili indigenous islamic christian &c east africa - for the oppts, empower & wonderment of this trip. so grateful. |
ok just too :-) for words. zanzibar peace & calm. @jerrymichalski in my life. sf retn jrny commences tmrrw. don't want 2 lv but will b back. |
azure waters, hindu temple top just across street, taarab music wafting, sultan tea palace, clove coffee, zanzibar magic all around. |
zanzibar tourist board calls it "delapidating." most depressing write-ups about island! makes a visitor want to leave, tho kinda funny too. |
5 colors for peppercorns - green (on tree), yellow, red, black (yellow -> dried), white (red + water -> dried). picante bite on to ...... |
zanzibar magic - swahili fusion, islam dominates, tromping thru clove/vanilla/cardamom/pepper/cinnamon/annatto/turmeric/cacao/henna groves. |
memorable bday party at Big Y pub on no-name dirt road arusha suburb. surreal-bbq goat,green bananas,chagga lessons,maasai absrbed w laptop! |
no maasai word for birthday, don't 'measure time' as such. peer grps classified every ~7 yrs. so sing hppy bdy @jerrymichalski in english :) |
all types of meat becmg kind of scary. hotel only "kidney liver beef" on offer & latter has been cause of illness already :(. ah, TZ travel! |
@jerrymichalski giving facebook twitter etc "lessons" to @lekishonmaasai & other young eager smart tanzanians. makes my heart sing to watch. |
@jerrymichalski birthday tmrrw, will celebrate w local cake & new maasai / chagga friends. we both feel so blessed & excited about so much! |
hiking w local maasai guide thru great rift valley & byd, learning how to track elephant trails, sleeping in rustic hut w banana leaf roof! |
mystery bugbite near serengeti -> walnut-sized lump on neck. scary (but not malaria). can local elder-doctor help? |
heading twds ngorongoro crater, olduvai gorge cradle of civilzn, hippos swim in 'earth's salad bowl' elephants too. w @jerrymichalski, yay! |
maasai homeland, tall beautiful strong, stunning presence, nomadic w cattle, bejewelled warriors like no other, constant smiles & 'jambo'! |
cycling by group of hiv+ people being treated at local clinic, preparing songs for aids day 12/1. uplifting melodies such beauty & contrast. |
bicycling down west escarpment of great rift valley thru banana plantations, finish on lake manyara w herd of wildebeest. lifetime exprce. |
in rwanda only 19% of popn has access to financial svcs period, only 11% to banking. and what does 'financial literacy' really mean? |
giving thanks in tanzania. no turkey pumpkin or cranberries tho heard rumors of dodo bird & there's plenty of cassava & pawpaw fruit. ht! |
