Monday, December 7, 2009

Things I learned in Dar es Salaam:

~ Tanzania is sandy as Uganda is green.
~ White Sands Beach Resort is paradise. Praise Jesus for day rates, taxis, and cheap guest houses.
~ Big cities are NOT all they’re cracked up to be.
~ When you live directly above hell, you don’t need a water heater—the water heats itself!
~ SPF 30, twice a day, is not enough.
~ It’s weird to eat ice cream sitting on a tropical beach while listening to Christmas music.
~ Sand creations are always fun.
~ It’s a great thing to be chin-deep in the ocean and still be able to see your toes.
~ It’s not a great thing to get stung by a jellyfish or sunburned or knock a huge gash in your knee… especially not all in the same day.
~ It’s an odd feeling to see a Masai warrior, an Asian Hindu, and an African Muslim on the street and know that you’re the one who doesn’t belong.
~ As bad as I thought the Entebbe airport was, the Dar airport is worse.
~ My mom wrote a book of African proverbs—who knew??? Pretty sure she had no idea!
~ Fish and chips are that much better when you’re sitting by the ocean the fish came from.
~ If you’ve never had Krest Bitter Lemon, you’ve missed out on the best soft drink ever!
~ It’s hard to function in Dar if you don’t know Swahili. Which I don’t.
~ Some people are so lost, they have no idea how lost they are.
~ I’m grateful that my salvation isn’t up to me.
~ Prepaid electrical service isn’t a good idea. Especially when the service runs out at 11:45 at night when it’s still 90 degrees outside.
~ The end of vacation is a sad, sad thing.

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