I already posted today, but this won’t be up for a while, so
I’ll write again. For some reason today I seemed to be the butt of a lot of
Tanzanian jokes. (Along with the other people in my CBT group who went to Hotel
Oasis with me.) I got laughed at on the bus, on the street, on the bus again,
and on the road to my village. People definitely mock-greeted us…or just talk
funny. I’ve decided if nothing else I am bringing joy to the Tanzanian people
just by being a conservative version of myself. I will spread joy and happiness
by being the awkward white girl who can’t peel tomatoes properly.
On a negative note, three men touched me when they got off
the bus. They grabbed at me through the window I was sitting next to. One got
my cheek/nose with his hand and it really bothered me. I am kind of used to the
occasional arm grab, but the face was too much. Grumble.
I thought I’d also restate that I am only staying in Majengo
Mapya (Morogoro area) until August 11th. Then I’ll be sworn in and
shipped somewhere else. I won’t find out where until July 27th, but
the interview is soon. I’m requesting somewhere warm! Full of vegetation! And
lack of frost! I will be living alone there, not with a host family, most
likely in close proximity with the school I’ll be teaching at. We get to visit our sites before we move
there, so I’m looking forward to the first week of August!!
Baadaye!
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