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Connections and Coincidence: Tomorrow I’m Taking Computers Back to the Third World
In the 90s, a Minnesotan family by the name of Jacobson was in central Tanzania on a mission trip through their[…]
Read moreReligion in Uganda: I Visit a Temple and a Mosque
What religion are people in East Africa? Christian? Muslim? Tribal mythologies? Witchcraft? How about dread-locked Rastafari? Yes. Contrasting people of[…]
Read moreFerry Ride to Bukoba, My Low Point on this Trek
I told myself when I left Arusha that this trek around Lake Victoria wasn’t going to be a vacation. It[…]
Read moreMwanza: A Huge Lake, Freakishly Large Birds, and a New Friend
I awoke, did one of those looks back and forth where the eyes dart but the head stays put. New[…]
Read moreOn the (deadly) Road to Mwanza, Tanzania
“Here is it,” said the guy standing next to me at the busy Arusha bus station. Finally. It was the[…]
Read moreViews of Mt. Kilimanjaro: Goodbye to Arusha and Hello to a New Adventure
Walter Mitty was introduced to the world in 1939 by writer James Thurber. In Thurber’s short story, Mitty is a[…]
Read moreIntroducing the Maasai: Tribespeople of East Africa
One more image in my mother’s mind that troubled her when I left for Africa was that of the technologically[…]
Read moreArusha, Tanzania: The Streets, The College Campus, The Food Market
Last week was a lengthy word story, this week is a story of pictures. As covered last week, on my[…]
Read moreArusha, Tanzania: Relationships and Lawlessness
When I came up with my itinerary for my year-ending trek, I knew it would be a series of stops[…]
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