Nothing much...
It only took me 18 minutes to get to this page where I finally could start writing! In other words, the internet is a bit slow (actually SOOO Slowww..), but I guess that's part of beeing in Africa! I still cant really crasp the fact that I'm sitting in Tanzania near the equator, it's a bit weird. But I'm here! It has been quite calm the last few days, I haven't done that much, walked around town to get to know it, prevented two guys from actually stealing something from my bag although they both had their hands on it, experienced a totally dark Dar Es Salaam when the power went out last night and I was stuck at an internet cafe, and emailing some people about housing and visiting schools.
So far I love Dar, the smells (not of the traffic), the sound of the mosque a few times a day, the friendly people (the pocket thieves not included), the delicious indian inspired food and the temperature (around 30)... I've been hanging out with a guy from the States, Tim, who's been here for a while. During my first two days here he had to go a couple of embassy's to get visas and I tagged along to get some sightseeing done from the taxi rides back and forth. He's really nice and we've had some discussions about development, american politics and drinking games although I have yet to taste a local beer! And tuesday night I had dinner with Louise (from the Red Cross in Malmo) and Maria from Malmo, so I'm not totally alone in this mysterious country far away!Despite this I still hope to hear from some of my contacts tomorrow, otherwise I might head out to Zanzibar for the weekend...
You'll have to wait a bit longer for photo's, I need to find a better internet cafe since there's a limit to my patience! I haven't really that many photo's to show as I'm kind of an easy target as it is without me having to pull out a camera, simply by beeing a white girl travelling by herself.
Jambo Inn is a nice hostel in the middle of everything, with a good but pricy (meaning 9 usd for dinner and drink) restaurant next to the reception. The only annoying thing is that something is dripping constantly right outside my window driving me insane when have have to go to sleep at night. I gues I'll get used to that too.
Well, to sum up, not much has happened other than me trying to adapt to my new surroundings and making contacts!
Talk to you later! (thanks for your comments!)
oxo Maria
By the way, I've got a tanzanian phone number, if you want it just write me an email!
So far I love Dar, the smells (not of the traffic), the sound of the mosque a few times a day, the friendly people (the pocket thieves not included), the delicious indian inspired food and the temperature (around 30)... I've been hanging out with a guy from the States, Tim, who's been here for a while. During my first two days here he had to go a couple of embassy's to get visas and I tagged along to get some sightseeing done from the taxi rides back and forth. He's really nice and we've had some discussions about development, american politics and drinking games although I have yet to taste a local beer! And tuesday night I had dinner with Louise (from the Red Cross in Malmo) and Maria from Malmo, so I'm not totally alone in this mysterious country far away!Despite this I still hope to hear from some of my contacts tomorrow, otherwise I might head out to Zanzibar for the weekend...
You'll have to wait a bit longer for photo's, I need to find a better internet cafe since there's a limit to my patience! I haven't really that many photo's to show as I'm kind of an easy target as it is without me having to pull out a camera, simply by beeing a white girl travelling by herself.
Jambo Inn is a nice hostel in the middle of everything, with a good but pricy (meaning 9 usd for dinner and drink) restaurant next to the reception. The only annoying thing is that something is dripping constantly right outside my window driving me insane when have have to go to sleep at night. I gues I'll get used to that too.
Well, to sum up, not much has happened other than me trying to adapt to my new surroundings and making contacts!
Talk to you later! (thanks for your comments!)
oxo Maria
By the way, I've got a tanzanian phone number, if you want it just write me an email!
posted by Maria at 11:59 AM
4 Comments:
Godt at hoere fra dig! Vi taenker naesten paa dig 24 timer i doegnet og haaber, at alt gaar godt. Har du proevet nogle af Lisbeths Danidafyrs tips? (Hun bliver 50 i morgen, vi skal ud og spise med hende, og hun spoerger nok.)
Her har solen skinnet over Amalies franske udvekslingselev, og vi har traenet det franske - inden Philippe dukker op den 9.maj, hvor vi kan slaa over i viderekomne. Hvorefter vi kan traene det engelske, da Kitter dukker op den 11..... Sig ikke, vi keder os her :) Anne
Hej Maria,
hvor er det dejligt at læse at du har det godt og er kommet godt frem! :-) Det må helt sikkert være lidt skræmmende, men lyder som om du klarer det fint og allerede har mødt nogle mennesker.
Da jeg læste Anne's kommentar om COWI skyndte jeg mig at ringe til min far (vækkede ham faktisk :-). Han har ikke rigtig nogle kontakter på Dar kontoret mere, men vil gerne skrive en mail og høre om der skulle være noget om snakken mht det hus hun nævner. Hvem ved, måske kunne det give dig en vej ind. Jeg har givet ham din mail og Blog adresse, så du hører fra ham.
Glæder mig til at læse mere om dine spændende eventyr :-)
Pas på dig selv!
Knus Trine
Hej Maria,
hvor er det dejligt at læse at du har det godt og er kommet godt frem! :-) Det må helt sikkert være lidt skræmmende, men lyder som om du klarer det fint og allerede har mødt nogle mennesker.
Da jeg læste Anne's kommentar om COWI skyndte jeg mig at ringe til min far (vækkede ham faktisk :-). Han har ikke rigtig nogle kontakter på Dar kontoret mere, men vil gerne skrive en mail og høre om der skulle være noget om snakken mht det hus hun nævner. Hvem ved, måske kunne det give dig en vej ind. Jeg har givet ham din mail og Blog adresse, så du hører fra ham.
Glæder mig til at læse mere om dine spændende eventyr :-)
Pas på dig selv!
Knus Trine
Hello Maria,
Happy to hear that you're OK! We think a lot of you. Take it easy and don't be rash. It's tough out there...
Hugs,
Hasse og familien
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