Peace Corps Jackpot

*Climbed a coconut tree

*Built a permagarden and hand washing station with primary school kids

*Gone to a tribal wedding

*Eaten fresh coconut, jackfruit, goat, and fish that I swear was watching me eat it alive

*Declared ‘I prefer the choo over a western toilet.’  It’s true.

*Told many jokes in Kiswahili….and people laugh at them

*Go by another name-Asha

*Have gotten the wiggly finger, usually when my hair is wrapped up and braided

*Speak and write Kiswahili at intermediate-high level

*Gone to bed at 8 at night....almost every night

*Kayaked in the Indian Ocean.

*Got two Malaria parasites

*Seen multiple shooting stars

*Talked more about my bowel movements with new friends than EVER before

*Made ‘American dinner’ for our host families which consisted of a tub of popcorn, 7 kilos of rice, tons of veggies, and 150 chapati with peanut butter and ndizi

*Rocked my chaco tan line like it’s my job

*Been asked by the man who does the call to prayer to take his wife on my morning jogs

*Seen flies in my water and ants in my food and ate/drank it anyway.  More protein.

*Cooked ugali, wale, chapati, mandazi, fried ndizi, maharage, mchiche

*Made a fox tail out of a kanga and water bottle

*Weighed babies at the zyhanati

*Seen zebras, lions, monkeys, elephants, giraffes, antelope, water buffaloes, and several cockroaches

*Had an impromptu guitar/singing concert for the villagers

*Had a wheel barrow race against village kids

*Fallen completely in love with Tanzania

Me and Zoudea at Jeff's (Jafari/Jirani) homestay 

 Two of my neighbor kids (watoto).

The shamba in full force.  Where we run every morning.