I have been slow to post lately, and for that I am sorry, but today I thought I would give you a day in the life: the sensations of Arusha. I wake in the morning to the universally frustrating, and yet in this context somehow comforting, sound of construction. The apartment below ours is being remolded, so hammering and breaking tiles form a nearly constant staccato refrain during the morning hours. Not a great way to sleep in on the weekends, but a very effective alarm clock so I don’t miss work. Driving to work in Arusha is a full assault on the senses. The air is heavy with smog, but every now and then the delicious smell of maize roasting on charcoal fires fights its way through the grime and makes my mouth water. There
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