So holidays are always though in Africa. Being far away from family and friends just takes away some of the spirit. Luckily, I am surrounded by a group of amazing friends that have morphed into some strange hodge-podge family.
Halloween: For Halloween, we all gathered at a volunteer's house in our region. We all worked on our costumes and most were Tanzanian themed. We hung out, played games, and ate (as usual).
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| Its me...Ghee!! Love dressing up as other people. |
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| Voodoo Priestess |
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| Cashew Nut |
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| Chili bottle...as seen at every bar in Tanzania |
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| Primary School Student |
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| Bus Stand Hard Boiled egg Salesman...and yes, thats an exact title |
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| Creepy dude? |
Overall, it was a pretty big success and fun to celebrate in a somewhat normal style.
Now Thanksgiving is my absolute favorite holiday and it just kills me to not have the normal fixins. Because our region is awesome though, we had almost a perfect Thanksgiving dinner. We all helped out and actually had the normal turkey (killed that morning), dressing, mashed potatoes, giblet gravy and some other awesome sides. As per a usual Thanksgiving dinner, I completely over ate and was miserable, but it was completely worth it. Ben and I also got a red velvet birthday cake. It all made me pretty darn happy.
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| Dinner has arrived! |
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| Thanksgiving Mtwara style |
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Fortunately, I will be spending Christmas with my family! That's right people, I'll be back in 'Merica from Dec. 13th to Jan. 2nd. I cannot wait to see friends and family and stop sweating for a bit.
Peace out folks!
