This is one of the streets leading to a market in town. Lots of people out and about, trying to get their fruits and veggies for the day.
David, Aliya and I playing the card game skip-bo! This reminded me high school, when Emily, Erin and I played this game!
This is the local art market in town. There were about three rows of stands (with about 20 stores in each row), and in about 3 hours, we barely made it through one row! After going in one store, the next store would beg us to come into their store, and it was really hard to say no. We found lots of interesting things here that's for sure!
David and his dance team practicing their routine.
Teagan, Aliya, Ramy and I at the dance studio in Arusha. Hey Everyone!
Here are some pictures from our weekend away in Arusha. Arusha is about 1 hour and 15 minutes drive away from Moshi, and we were able to take a bus from town. Teagan (one of the other volunteers at Pamoja Tuneweza) and her boyfriend David were able to show us around the city for the weekend. Previous to volunteering with Pamoja Tuneweza, Teagan volunteered and worked in Arusha for an extended period of time, so she knows the city very well! We spent one night in Arusha, and stayed at a Backpackers Hostel in town. On Saturday, we visited a local art market, and were able to pick up some cool souvenirs and learn how to barter with the locals in our broken swahili. We later visited David at his dance practice in town - his team placed third in all of Tanzania! It was really cool to watch his group work out their hip hop break dancing routine right in front of us. Other than that, we ate at a few different restaurants and enjoyed the city. Arusha is much larger than Moshi, so it was interesting to see the hustle and bustle of another city!
I would pay to see you barter in broken Swahili. here's a game:
ReplyDeleteCould you get ramy to take a video of you next time?
Then as an experiment, have him videotape Teagan or someone else to buy the same item.
Compare the % difference in price and see if this changes over time!
A rule, you have to be blinded to the other contestant so neither of you can use each others' tricks.
Whitney, when Erin, Emily and yourself played skip-bo in the highschool cafeteria on lunch break or "spare", did you use toilet paper squares as wages?... because in my high school we had that one-ply stuff that always gets torn off before you want it too.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, Looks like David is winning in this case, he managed to win your tea kettle!
I have to get back to reading Resp, but don't think I didn't notice that atrocious headband like it's growing out of your forehead. Just because I haven't commented on the deep-searing injury you left on my style sensibilities does not mean that you are going to get away with it.
ReplyDeleteWith regards to the headband - it is very hard to deal with short hair that will not fit into a pony!! After reviewing the above photos, especially the skip-bo photo, I am realizing how bald I look. I do like the headband though ... just not the baldness! Anyone have a good solution???
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