While trying to get in all our daily Fitbit steps, Monika, Jenny, and I have been walking around the neighborhood as much as possible. The photos below are some things we encountered on our walks.
These are bajajis, the newest way to get around Moshi. They are similar to a Tuktuk you would find in Southeast Asia and they are everywhere! They are a cheaper alternative to a taxi as the cost for a trip from town to the volunteer house (we take them when we have a lot of groceries and it is hot, hot, hot!) would be about $2 for a taxi and only 75 cents for a bajaji. Riding in one of them can be both fun and terrifying.
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| Two bajajis parked on the side of the road. |
The amazing woman in the photo below is walking home from a long day of work with a large cooler balanced on her head, a baby strapped to her back, and carrying a full bucket. The small boy trailing behind is also hers. The women in Tanzania work incredibly hard to support their families.
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| Woman walking home with cooler on her head, baby, bucket, and small child in tow. |
Goats are all over Moshi. We see them on our walks, we see them on our next door neighbor's roof, but there is nothing worse than listening to a lonely goat moaning for his girlfriend for hours in the middle of the night. And I won't even mention the roosters!
The first time I was in Moshi I saw a sign for a Beauty "Saloon" and I thought it was an unfortunate typo. Then I overheard some students talking about starting a business by opening a saloon. My worst fear was realized. The word "Salon" had somehow been translated to Swahili as "Saloon".
Love this...not the first time "lost in translation", but still a bit shocking to come across it. Were you able to get it corrected and did you explain the different meanings?
ReplyDeleteThe first time I was in Moshi in 2012 the word "saloon" was used almost exclusively. We tried to explain the differences to no avail. I noticed while here this time maybe 25% have the correct "Salon" spelling. Hopefully it is a trend!
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