Category Archives: Tanzanian Culture

Mbege and the Tanzanian Version of the ‘Red Solo Cup’

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Brenda Kimaro

This weekend Kakasii and I attended an important event as part of the traditional marriage customs in Tanzania. We went to meet the new in-laws of Kakasii’s niece Elly (who, like our Elly, is named after Kakasii’s mother Eliasaria). Although … Continue reading →

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5 Photo Friday: Max

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Brenda Kimaro

Since I premiered my new weekly series with photos of Elly, my Twin Mommy Guilt insists that this week features Max. He’s a pretty worthwhile photo subject on his own standing, though.

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My First Year of Blogging: Five Favorite Posts

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Brenda Kimaro

Happy blogiversary to me! On this day a year ago I hit the Publish button on my first blog post. I had been thinking about starting a blog for quite a while–more than a year actually. But I struggled for … Continue reading →

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Why ‘The Joy of Life is Love’?

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Brenda Kimaro

One of the hardest parts of getting started with my blog last year was coming up with a name. It was hard in part because I wasn’t sure what I’d end up writing about. Sure, I knew there would be … Continue reading →

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Learning Swahili From Three-Year-Olds

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Brenda Kimaro

In raising Max and Elly as bilinguals we typically use the OPOL (one person, one language) family language system. That means that each person in the household speaks their native language to Max and Elly.

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#clickaday Day 13: Mzungu Food

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Brenda Kimaro

With a few exceptions, we eat mostly the same menu every week. And our menu is primarily Tanzanian foods. While there are certain Tanzanian foods I really love–nyama choma, for instance–there are a few I absolutely cannot stand. So when those … Continue reading →

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Catching Up On My #clickaday Challenge: Days 8, 9 and 10

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Brenda Kimaro

Although I haven’t been posting the last few days, I have been keeping up with taking photos for my #clickaday Photography Challenge. But on Sunday evening my laptop froze up and my online life has pretty much come to a … Continue reading →

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Best. Birthday. Ever.

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Brenda Kimaro

I recently turned 44 years old. And in the last 44 years I’ve had some pretty good birthday celebrations (including epic 21st and 25th birthday parties that I’m still trying to live down). But this birthday was by far the … Continue reading →

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The Art of Nyama Choma

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Brenda Kimaro

Last weekend we had the great pleasure of hosting our friend Trevor at Kimaro Shamba (I’ve given it its own proper name now). Trevor and I worked very closely together at Lutheran World Relief on the Quilt & Kit Ministry … Continue reading →

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Our Christmas Trip to the Shamba

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Brenda Kimaro

As I mentioned in my previous post, we spent Christmas this year on our shamba in the village. We always enjoy our time there, and this trip was no exception. We arrived on the Saturday before Christmas and as soon … Continue reading →

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