Grocery Store

Africa: Day 4

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June 26th 2009
Why is it that it takes a foreign continent, country, language and way of life to remind you of how fascinating the simplest things can be? Yesterday, walking home from the market, I was beaming with pride because I had managed to ask for, in Swahili, and purchase, tea and jam! How many times a week have I gone into Sainsbury's and done the exact same thing without the slightest flicker of excitem ... read more

Africa » Tanzania » North » Mwanza

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Shortly after independence, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule came to an end in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and po... ... read more