Definitions

There are a lot of words, names, and acronyms thrown around like you know exactly what I'm talking about, so here's a list:

Places
CCBR - A disability organization where Abdullah works part time. They do assessments of people's disabilities.
KASI - Kilimanjaro Assiciation for the Spinally Injured. The first and only such organization in Africa. They inspired several similar organizations in Uganda and Kenya.
KCMC - Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center. They are the #1 hospital in Tanzania, located in Moshi. There is a wheelchair workshop there that KASI hires to make wheelchairs (KCMC Wheelchair Workshop), and this is where Albert works. Located in Moshi, Tanzania.
Arusha Mobility - one of three wheelchair workshops KASI hires to make wheelchairs. Located in Arusha, Tanzania.
Njoro Wheelchair Workshop - the third wheelchair workshop KASI hires, located near Arusha.

People
Abdullah - my mentor in Tanzania. His website is here: abdullahonwheels.googlepages.com
Albert - wheelchair technician, works at KCMC Wheelchair Workshop
Amos Winter - my mentor at MIT, head of M-Lab

Misc
M-Lab - MIT Mobility Lab, working on several wheelchair related projects and has a class every spring semester
Tigo - a cell phone provider in Tanzania
WC, wc - wheelchair (we're not British)
Zain - a cell phone provider for a large portion of Africa, including Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya

Kiswahili - Swahili
jambo - hello
hamjambo? - how are you (plural)?
kusoma - to study
kutoka - to come from
ni/si - positive/negative present tense form of to be