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Monthly Archives: October 2013
Happy Halloween!
I’ve never been a real fan of Halloween and was hoping that living in Tanzania would mean I could just ignore it altogether. But I had vowed to be better about getting out more as a family so the Halloween … Continue reading
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Happy Birthday, Kakasii!
Today is Kakasii’s birthday but since we had some other plans in place, we opted for an early celebration yesterday with a family trip to Arusha National Park. It had been several months since we were last at the park … Continue reading
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Our Visit to the Shamba: Day 4
Our last day on the farm was supposed to be pretty straight-forward: Kakasii and I would make a quick run to Moshi to buy feed for the cows and chickens while Anita and Mazaa would pack up and then we’d … Continue reading
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Our Visit to the Shamba: Day 3
The third day of your visit to the shamba was the main reason we made the trip: we were scheduled to have access to the river water for irrigating our coffee trees and banana plants. We pay an annual fee … Continue reading
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Our Visit to the Shamba: Day 2
Up bright an early today for another big day on the shamba! Max and Elly have been learning to brush their teeth and are quite enthusiastic about it. They like to flash me a big smile when they are done … Continue reading
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Our Visit to the Shamba: Day 1
Last week Kakasii needed to visit our shamba (farm) in the village so we decided to make a family trip out of it. That was no small feat. Packing for Max and Elly is quite involved. In addition to clothes, … Continue reading
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Kids Say the Darndest Things (In English and Swahili)
Max and Elly’s vocabularies continue to grow at an incredibly fast pace. They mimic a lot of what I say whether they really understand it or not. Max prefers to speak Swahili, while Elly vacillates between English and Swahili. She … Continue reading
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Baking Day: Zucchini Bread
Sometimes I just get a wild hair to bake something. Today was one of those times. Actually, the idea came to me last night to make zucchini bread. There were three small zucchini in the fridge that needed to be … Continue reading
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Nyerere Day
Today is Nyerere Day in Tanzania, a day to celebrate the country’s first president, Julius Nyerere, who led the country from the start of its independence until 1985. To celebrate the day, Max and Elly donned their sunglasses and we … Continue reading
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Pinterest for the Win
My Pinterest boards are chock full of ideas, most of which I’ll likely never get around to trying. But today I managed to pull off a successful Pinterest project: homemade play dough. I used this recipe and found it to … Continue reading
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The Joy of Life is Love 