So, you’ve noticed.  You’ve noticed that I haven’t really written a lot about my time in Tanzania.  You’ve noticed, you’ve mentioned, and okay I get it already!
Just kidding.
 But I think I’m experiencing what many other travels have experienced before me, which is namely, the struggle to explain what I saw/felt/heard/experienced while in Eastern Africa.  And what is even more [...]

When you arrive in Dar es Salaam, the first thing you notice is the noise. Tanzania is not a quiet country, and it doesn’t masquerade as one – what you hear is absolutely what you get.   
The Dar airport is all high ceilings and cement floors.  New, unfamiliar sounds bounce off the plexiglass windows in the [...]

“Hey, know what?  I’m really glad you’re here.”
“Me too!  Hey, what is that noise?”
“F-ing monkeys…it’s always the monkeys…”

…and back in the US!  It is definitely good to be home.
I have slacked.  Oh how I have slacked during this, the hallowed month of NaBloPoMo.  I have definitely lost NaBloPoMo.  But I think I have a good reasons.  Here are my reasons:
1. I was in Eastern Africa.
2. There are awesome things to do there.
3. [...]

“I have a four hour layover in Amsterdam, so my plan is to buy some chocolate and a trashy magazine and wait for my plane.”
“You’re in luck because that’s all there is in Amsterdam!  Well, chocolate, liquor and prostitutes.”
“Those are my three favorite things!  Why didn’t you tell me this before?  Why don’t I live in [...]