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Karatu to Arusha - First World Complainers

Tanzania 2015/16

Karatu to Arusha – First World Complainers

Karatu to Arusha – First World Complainers. Jan 16 [su_note note_color=”#b0b1b6″ text_color=”#030303″ radius=”1″]If you Canadians are ever wondering what happens to the clothes that do not sell in Value Village, I have found the end of the source! They seem to end up getting shipped to Tanzania. I have seen a lot of clothes in markets here with Value Village tags still attached to them. So, Canada is clearly sending those clothes. It is strange to see someone in a...

Karatu: Cleanliness is Important

Tanzania 2015/16

Karatu: Cleanliness is Important

Karatu: Cleanliness is Important. Jan 15 It is hard to find dental floss in Tanzania.  Believe me, I have tried… I went to get my clothes washed today in Karatu, as it has been a long time since I have done my laundry.  It was difficult to explain what I needed until I started carrying my laundry bag around with me.  Eventually, someone directed me to a place that had a plywood sign painted with the words “Laundry and Dry...

Karatu: Rockstar Sadness, Feminists, and BBQ Chickens

Tanzania 2015/16

Karatu: Rockstar Sadness, Feminists, and BBQ Chickens

[su_note note_color=”#b0b1b6″ text_color=”#030303″ radius=”8″]David Bowie died today.  It really bothered me.   Lemmy Kilmister two weeks ago, and Bowie today.  It has been a rough week for me musically.  I have Rockstar Sadness.  Both have made my eyes water.  Lemmy, 70, played finished a tour and died just 15 days later from cancer, finding out two days before he died that he had such an illness.  Bowie released his final album just two days ago, on his 69th birthday and cancer...

Katesh to Karatu: Markets and Albino Limb Potion

Tanzania 2015/16

Katesh to Karatu: Markets and Albino Limb Potion

Katesh to Karatu: Markets and Albino Limb Potion. Jan 10 I was sick this morning.  Bad stomach.  It took a month for that to happen, so I am kind of okay with being sick right now. I met up with Paulo in the courtyard of the guesthouse and we went to the Katesh (Qatesh) market which takes place every 10th and the 27th of the month.  It was amazing what was there, even though every eye in the market seemed...