I went to the movies last night with 3 VSO volunteers. We saw The Best Amazing Magnolia Hotel, starring Judi Dench and Maggie Smith. It is a great little film about seniors from the UK who move to India to live out the rest of their days. The reasons for each of them going are varied, but they all end up staying in the hotel together. I highly recommend it to any of you... especially my mom. The scenes where they arrive in India and are making their way though the streets to the hotel reminded me of when I arrived here, in Dar... the crowded streets, the "Tuk Tuks" (we call them Bijajs), the bus ride, the sights, sounds, and of course, the comments and attitudes ofall the characters... I have heard them all here.
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