Today is a national holiday in Tanzania called Peasant’s Day (also known as Farmer’s Day, Saba Saba, Worker’s Day). It’s celebrated every August 8th to give respect and honor to the peasants and farmers who feed the people of Tanzania. It pays tribute to the role that they play in the country’s existence and well-being….
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Take me away…Calgon!
(I am learning Swahili.) I had my first lesson today and will have 3 lessons a week. My teacher told me that I don’t sound like other Americans he’s taught. Apparently, we have a bad habit of not pronunciating our words. Examples: The word water. He might say “wah-ter”. An American says “wahder”. The word…
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A kanga is a popular style of cloth in East Africa. It’s really just a 4 yard strip of patterned cotton cloth that has some kind of message … like a Swahili saying or proverb. I found this website that has a list of common messages (and their meanings) that you might see on a kanga….
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Wow! nice table cloth but huge kitchen!! Are all this rooms this big?? amazing for one person appartment… arrangement.
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I love it! Thank you so much for the update on your blog site! I love all the pictures! Miss you tons!! Can’t wait to hear more about your adventures!! 
A co-worker invited me to her house tonight for “sundowners” (a British/South African term for happy hour around sunset). She has private access to the beach from her backyard (rough life). There were 3 other families there…the kids were having a great time in the water while the adults were having drinks and cooking on…
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I liked your article is an interesting technology
thanks to google I found you
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