Saturday, May 17, 2008

Pictures! and "you know you're a pcv in Tz when..."

Kilimanjaro in the morning from my doorstep. This is the first time I've been able to capture it, thanks to the new camera!

Partying it up with a healthy mix of Tz's and american's in my living room. not enough plates, forks, or chairs, but definitely enough conversation!

Scholar (my neighbor's daughter) and Rehema, a neighborhood kid, playing with a baloon. We had a mini carnival on a whim that day outside my house.
Eva cooking one of her chickens. I was like "let's eat THAT one today!"

This is Calvini, Amani and Amini (they are twins) and Scholar who have come over to play with the computer ma sent me. They love it!

Chillin ad drawing with the kids and my neighbor's new housegirl, Mwanaidi on the left, who I am teaching to read. I explained the alphabet and asked her what she thought, and she was like "I think it's gonna rain later". I was like "let's try this again...".


YOU KNOW YOU'RE A PCV IN TANZANIA WHEN.....
-You love Ugali for the chemical reaction it represents
-You know life without a fridge is one of trial and error
-You have switched off mephloquine
-You carry toilet paper Everywhere
-You shaved your head and people think you look great!
-You average 2 books a week
-You feel like a loser on the weekends
-You are either becoming very patient or very late for everything
-Going over to the house of a stranger you met on the street on a whim is not a dangerous activity, its Sunday Afternoon
-You have at least one convo about hiv/aids every day
-Your version of sleeping in is 7:30am
-Your version of a party is like a Monday night in the states