Mon 26th Dec 2011
Today was Boxing Day here in Machame! As our alarms failed us again this morning, we rushed to the hospital being 30 mins late. Unfortunately, we discovered there was no chapel or any doctors at the hospital. So I guess another day off!
We decided to go to Moshi to buy food, as we had none left. We also needed currency and beer. Again we took the dalla dalla, which is a local minibus. They crammed about 32 people on..but there are rumours around this place that up to 43 passengers have fit into this tiny van. Everyone stares at us because we look different.
Once we got to Moshi we set out to complete our list of things to do. We did not get much done. Moshi smells really bad, and it was so hot! We got some supplies, checked our emails and got some shillings.
After another pilau lunch we settled back in our dorm. Once the other students returned from the local swimming pool....they were expecting dinner. So we reluctantly made some rice. We had to pick out all the bark and wood, which took hours. The rice did taste amazing though, so I thought we did a good job.
Today was another short day. But a good chance to catch up on stuff I haven't done for ages, like taking a shower or washing my clothes. I really do miss having a washing machine my dad uses to clean my clothes. So today I washed my clothes in a small tub of dirty water, under the harsh African sun.
Apart from a little banter, today was mediocre.
Justin
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