Mzungu Maasai
Adventures of a Middle-aged White Woman in Tanzania
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As I mentioned in my first post, I am here because I started a nursery school almost five years ago in a little village called Losimingiori which is named for the mountain nearby. Side note: there are mountains all over Tanzania which is definitely not the first thing you think about when you think of…
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Today I want to talk about some of the interesting things that I see on an almost daily basis. An interesting fact about Tanzania is that each village has their own market day of the week. The town where I live, Kisongo, also has stalls set up every day along the main road, but their…
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Okay, don’t laugh, but time really seems slower here. I don’t know if it is because I am seven or eight hours ahead of my people in America, but I feel like I am so much more productive over here. A typical day may consist of me waking up around 7:00 am, turning on the…
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As I’m writing this, I am sitting at a cafe in Arusha where Langoi has parked me while he gets something done to his car. We came to Arusha today to run some errands and get some work done on his car. I wish I could express how different it is, and yet, how similar…
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Karibu sana to my little blog! I have spent the past (almost) two weeks getting settled and visiting my students, staff, and friends. Last April I was able to come for a logistics visit during my spring break in America. During that time, I found a little apartment in the same village where I normally…
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Hello and Karibuni sana to my little blog detailing my adventures in Tanzania. 🇹🇿 So who am I and why would you want to follow me? Good question! My name is Lisa, and I’m a 50-something woman who decided to quit my teaching job and follow my heart (and God’s plan, I believe) to live…
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