Mahlers on Safari
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I'm a single American mom of twins who has been living (and blogging) in Tanzania for the past three years.
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Spooky Beach
Posted on 08/11/2010
If it is the weekend after Halloween, it must be time for the fourth annual Halloween-at-the-Beach extravaganza.This year about 30 families (with 50+ kids) made the 90 minute schlep to the...
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The Fantasy of Multiculturalism, Opium of the Expat Masses...
Posted on 29/10/2010
International Day at the ISTLast year in the aftermath of the International School of Tanganyika’s International Day festival I wrote about celebrating the virtues of multiculturalism...
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Unclogging the Drain
Posted on 28/10/2010
Yes it has been almost a year since I last posted in this blog.I’ve been blocked.I’m not really sure why, either.I’ve blamed it on Facebook. But that would be unfair to...
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Living While Fat - An American Crime
Posted on 23/11/2009
I am fat. I have been fat since I was 10. And while it was never a conscious decision about how to live, after years of personal struggle and self-realization I decided long ago to not let...
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My Third Culture Kids
Posted on 03/11/2009
Rowan in her Obama kangaFriday was International Day at the International School of Tanganyika - meaning that kids were to come to school dressed in their “national costume”,...
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And for the Sins of Disconnection…
Posted on 28/09/2009
It is Yom Kippur and in Dar es Salaam there is no Chabad visit this year and I have no synagogue in which to pray (or think, in my case). So instead I am at home, still in my pajamas, still...
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Goat Races
Posted on 16/08/2009
A flyer for the Dar es Salaam Charity Goat Races Yesterday I finally participated in a major Dar right of passage, the Annual Charity Dar es Salaam Goat Races. This is the fourth time the...
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America the Beautiful and Strange
Posted on 05/08/2009
Rowan with Buzz Lightyear and WoodyWe’ve been back in Tanzania for exactly a month now. The cooler “winter” weather and the quiet emptiness of Dar (everyone seems to be on...
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Speaking of Misconceptions About Africa
Posted on 29/06/2009
True conversation with a Bank of America customer service representative just minutes ago...Me: I live in Tanzania in East Africa and I have discovered some ATM fraud with my bank account...
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Survival Skills
Posted on 06/06/2009
I am in the US on “home leave”.When I tell random strangers in America that I live in Tanzania I often get back a look that has now become familiar. It is actually more of a...
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your blog is really interesting
Unless you can secure a job with an international company, I would not recommend you to leave America. Many of us Africans leave our countries reluctantly because there is no jobs for us. If you can secure a job with your embassy or International organizations, you can enjoy Africa alot. You will have people working for you for 150 dollars a month salary at home and you will not ever wash your clothes or cook again. If you have a calling, then go for it. Many charitable organizations are looking for volunteers like the Salvation Army and Mother Teresa Charity. Personally I will not go back even though I am university educated and have strong connections at home. I just can't deal with dirty drinking water, bad governments, poor infrastructures and inadequate electricity. But again, That's just me. You might enjoy your life there. You will certaintly get a LOT of attention and friends are much more genuine than in the west.