Things I learned in Zanzibar:

~ There are more shades of blue than anyone can count.
~ Every now and then, we all need to escape from reality.
~ Whoever invented open-air markets was a genius!
~ No matter where you are in the world, teenage boys are all the same. Give them a body of water and an audience, and they’ll wind up jumping in and turning flips.
~ I NEED to live near water.
~ God created Zanzibar to whet our appetites for heaven.
~ Africa is much more interesting than America. Not nearly as convenient or reliable, but much more interesting.
~ Hole in the wall places are tons of fun to explore.
~ Freddie Mercury was born on Zanzibar. Seriously.
~ The underwater world we rarely see is so much more beautiful than the world we spend most of our time in.
~ I can’t begin to imagine how creative God must be to dream up coral reefs, zebra fish, sea urchins, angel fish, tube coral, and starfish.
~ Recipe for a perfect day: Hire a private boat operated by Khalid and Khalid. Snorkel in the Indian Ocean. Play with 100-year-old giant tortoises. Explore Prison Island. Stop for a light lunch in the prison that was never a prison. Sail back to Zanzibar. Jump in the pool for a quick dip. Wander through Stone Town and find really cool doors. Watch the sunset over the Indian Ocean from a rooftop.
~ Mango just tastes better in Zanzibar.
~ It’s really difficult to communicate with a deaf woman who only speaks Swahili in the middle of a rainstorm.
~ I don’t understand why the only men willing to pursue me are the ones I’d never be interested in.
~ Everything tastes better when you’re sitting by the ocean.
~ Vacation was definitely God’s idea.
~ On top of all the ways He surprises us, God scheduled sunset every day just so He could show us His God-ness every single day.
~ Names like Eyebrows, Happiness, Rabaju, Felidah, and Michael the Masai just make me smile.
~ Vacation within vacation is a brilliant idea.
~ Zanzibar doors are amazingly creative pieces of craftsmanship.
~ Island life is just better.