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@theblackmzungu
Author of "The Black Mzungu" * Founder of Lindi Islamic Foundation of Tanzania -LIFT * retired IT Project Manager and chemist * Always a New Yorker* Always a Michander * Tanzania Expat * Mother * Wife * Grandma
When I was told this was a road 15 years ago, I thought maybe a path. But now I can say, This our road."
Those weavers
It is good.
Quick check-in on our cashew farm...off season.
Moringa from our compound.
That cabinet meeting was difficult to watch.
Schumer is complicit, to say it mildly, and mute about the genocide. At least Bernie is speaking up.
Fyi: a simple explanation for those encountering your neighbors, colleagues, service providers, and vendors.
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Julius Nyerere, the former Tanzanian president, articulated what researchers agree is the current state of Africa: βWe have artificial βnationsβ carved out at the Berlin Conference in 1884, and today we are struggling to build these nations into stable units of human society β¦ β
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So is this his real bright idea? Foreign policy set by "The Golden Girls" 1987.
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Hard to believe it's been 10 years since my book was published. Those first 5 years of adapting to life in rural Tanzania, as told in my memoir, by the insistence of friends, just seems matter-of-fact now. In retrospect, it has been quite a ride.
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Eat well, stay healthy. Grabbed some leaves after hubby pruned our trees. After several days of drying, good to go. Make tea or just sprinkle on salads or in soups and stews.
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