From high on this hill, the town of Kigoma, Tanzania looks idyllic and beautiful. I can see the calm blue lake, shining in the sun, adorable little boats beginning to make their way out into the water for their nightly fishing expedition. The abundant rain has caused everything to grow with glowing greenness, covering the hill below. In fact, most of the buildings below my perch are covered, disguising the fact that many of them don’t have […]
The day after I arrived in the US from nearly a month in Tanzania, I was helping my 3-year-old twin granddaughters brush their teeth before bed. My daughter said, “Wait a minute, let me get my phone, they use an app.” Sure enough, the little darlings get to choose a colorful character to brush their teeth along with accompanied by catchy music and a timer. This is not really shocking, it is fun, right? But […]
This is our morning view over Lake Tanganyika from the tiny guest cottage that is our home for two weeks. At all times of the day we can hear a myriad of insects and birds, and when the dog barks in the evening, it means that there are zebras feeding close by beyond the homemade brick walls. Life is much simpler here for us, especially today since a thunderstorm knocked out the electricity, and the […]
A handful of quietness 