February 2009
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January 2009
3 posts
I watched a black, a Kenyan-American, take the oath of office to be president, on a 17-inch TV in the corner of a bar in my neighborhood of Sanawari. Maybe it’s fitting, that in this place just beyond the edge of the realm of the English-speaking world, I experience this moment this way. They turned the volume way up, and I strained to hear through the TV’s distortion those words,...
I was waiting for my fundi in a motorcycle shop when I started talking with this guy, who is an electrician. He was a nice guy who said Tanzania is better than America right now only because we don’t have to endure such cold.
“You must have many volcanoes in America,” he told me.
“Huh?” I asked.
“Don’t you know where cold comes from?” he asked me.
Let me explain it the way he explained to me:...
recipes
***Coriander steak (steki giligilani)***
This is meat that makes me happy. We fry it at home usually, but sometimes we marinate it at home and take it to the bar for grilling. Note: If coriander leaves aren’t available, parsley is the closest substitute.
Marinade: • 1 bundle of coriander leaves (about a handful) minced or pureed or pounded almost into paste (giligilani) • 2 tbsp salt...
December 2008
2 posts
“I believe in equality for everyone. Except reporters and photographers.”
— Mohandas Gandhi
November 2008
4 posts
“I choose to feel good about myself. That way I am more open to learning. If people give me negative feedback or critcize something I do, I don’t interpret what they are saying as meaning that I am a bad person. The belief that I can control my own self-esteem permits me to listen to and hear their feedback in a non-defensive way – looking to see if there’s something I can...
“love in the face of hate”
I miss blonde Oreos – the cookies.
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WatchTwo-minute flv slideshow from Moiparo, just outside Arusha. Full-size at lenana.net/moiparo.