Life in Tanzania

Just got back from trips to Dar Es Salaam to talk to MFIs (MicroFinance Institutions) and Zanzibar (for fun!), but I need to upload a lot of pictures, so in the meantime, here's a filler post since I haven't updated in a week.


There are so many things that are impossible to describe...

- Hearing people shout "mzungu!" as you pass by ("white person")
- Getting ripped off by taxis (they often start at a price two to three times higher than the actual price)
- Showing the slightest interest in someone's wares and having them follow you for a few blocks until either you buy something or you firmly say you're not interested at least three times
- Satisfaction of successfully bargaining down the price to something realistic
- Getting used to being the minority, then being in shock when in an area with a high concentration of wazungu
- Convincing the touts that their initial asking price of 10000 Tsh for something was actually worth 2000 Tsh (~$9 to <$2)