You have two hands, one for helping yourself,
the other for helping others -  Audrey Hepburn
  • Blog
  • Thank you!
  • About Me
  • Tanzania EWH
    • Engineering World Health
    • Costs
  • Kenya
    • Reflections
  • Life at Tulane
    • New Orleans
    • Biomedical Engineering
    • A's and Aces
  • Comments

Kipenze, Kitunze, Kidumu

6/18/2012

 
Picture
" If you love something, take care of it, and it will last" 
                        To love - to take care - to last 
A much better version of the acronym "KKK" was referred to at my first church service in Tanzania. It holds true for almost anything- your body, a relationship, or even a car. 
                      I think it's good to keep in mind!

Starting with a long church service and then an afternoon party, my second Sunday here was filled with celebration for my mama's eldest brother's 70th birthday! Being the only mzungu there, I was introduced to so many people and was able to meet a lot of my mama's family! It was super neat being able to see the traditions for big occasions like this. For cutting the cake, her brother cut the first piece and was fed a small piece of cake by his wife. Then, all of their closest relatives had to go up to the front to receive a bite of cake before everyone else. After eating the entire rest of the family was introduced and I was then called to introduce myself in front of everyone in Swahili- I think they enjoyed my broken attempt :) 

We now have a tentative schedule set for cooking. Farida, mama, and I meet on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from around 10 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. It takes so long to cook most of the dishes we've done so far, especially when we use the traditional coal stove rather than gas, and not to mention buying all the ingredients fresh that day! It's safe to say though... the time is definitely worth it, yum!!!

Comments are closed.

    Author

    Go to www.kupikiatanzania.com for all the details on my cookbook!!!

    Archives

    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    September 2011
    August 2011
    July 2011
    June 2011
    May 2011
    April 2011
    March 2011

    RSS Feed

     

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.