28 June 2010

Things Long Forgotten

Things I forgot about…

  • People who cut grass with lawn mowers instead of machetes
  • Pumping your own gas at gas stations
  • The amazing-ness of washing machines
  • Drinking water straight out of the tap
  • Twilight (In Tanzania once the sun goes down it’s dark. Also, its strange going from 12 hours of daylight to 8.30 p.m. sunsets.)
  • Right-side-up constellations
  • Wazungu up the wazoo (Being surrounded by Caucasians)
  • People who show up on-time to events
  • How expensive phone plans are
  • Reliable water and electricity
  • Where things (especially food items) are stored around the house
  • Empty sidewalks (In Tanzania everyone walks so sidewalks (and roadsides) are always populated.)
  • Comfortable mattresses
  • Orange oranges (In Tanzania these fruits are green so now orange ones just look sickly)
  • White sugar (All Tanzanian sugar is off-white and large-crystaled.  I rather like it.)

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