Archive for June, 2010
Tea Time!
Tea. Or chai. Tanzanians love their tea time. Everyday in the late morning a special time is reserved for tea break. When tea time comes everyone stops what they are doing and faithfully observes the break. The tea is always the same but very good. The black tea is served with milk and so incredibly […]
Livestock on Parade
Today we start with the Mundane Yet Remarkable Thing number one. This happens to be livestock. A very mundanely remarkable thing. What is so remarkable about livestock, you ask? Well, first think about livestock in America. What is most likely to come to mind is the classic black-and-white Bessy placidly chewing cud in a serene […]