dirt roads and such.

:://a greater glimpse of tanzania\\::

this is my current home in tanzania.

it is quite large and nice. sitting on the rooftop is the best view.

this is the shantee where our watchman sits and sleeps from 7:00 p.m. - 6:00 a.m. while guarding the gate in front of our house. there is also a jagged glass edge around the top of the wall, which would be quite painful in an attempt to jump the gate.

our kitchen.

my bathroom. the first time i took a shower - i pulled the curtain across and it went flying to the other end. it covers about 1/4 of the shower. i laughed.

this is a hand-made broom - used to broom the yard and the front porch.

this is a bundle of bananas i purchased from a local market this morning. they are about 2 - 3 inches long each. altogether they cost 1,000 schillings, which is equivalent to $1.00. they taste sweeter than the average banana. on a daily basis you will see tanzanian women walking the roads, carrying bundles of bananas on their head. if you stop and ask to buy bananas from them, they are cheaper than purchasing them in the market. the additional travel time (walking distance) it takes to deliver the bananas to the market, the higher the cost becomes.

this is the dirt road i walk from my house to get to school. it takes about 7 minutes one way.