You know you're in Tanzania when....
The dala-dala (or bus) won’t leave until its full, which means the person on your lap has someone on his or her lap.
You end up holding someone's child for a 5 hour bus ride because they already have two on top of them
The children point at you and yell “mzungu”. In small villages, once someone has spotted you the entire town rushes out to stare and laugh. It's kind of like you're the animal and they're at the zoo.
Children seem to be lacking in the toy department but even the 8 year old has a cell phone.
You can't belive your luck when the power has been on for 24 hours. Better hurry and shower because it is sure to go off any second!
Dinner by candle light no longer seems romantic.
Your feet always seem to have a nice healthy glow....and then you realize in the shower that it's all dirt
You don't eat the eggs, because the hens feast on a hearty diet of your garbage every day
Every challenge or 'hiccup' in a plan is explained away with the simple phrase 'hakuna matata' or 'TIA-This is Africa'
I loved every part of this post! Especially TIA and the image of you with 3 babies on your lap. Also I can totally relate to the unfortunate shower revelation: "oh sweet, I've got a tan - nope that's dirt." Miss you lots!
ReplyDeleteAlso: did you ever update us on what happened after the visit to witch doctor? still very curious...I hope they came back stumped and didn't accuse anyone!
ReplyDeleteI second megan's question! What did the witchdoctors decide? Let us know!!!
ReplyDeleteI love the comments about the cellphones. I love how the Maasai you met have cellphones - I never would have guessed! Ooooh leapfrog technology.