The half way point
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Midway through my time in Tanzania and it has started to feel like home. FOOD: My taste buds have become low maintenance after 9 months. Rice with beans and a dried fish for lunch every day and spaghetti with the same 3 vegetables each night will do that. On the upside, a dinner of kitimoto (deep fried scraps of hairy pork skin, fat and bone) is a culinary delight. A meal without stones or insects is a triumph. Only creatures bigger than a fly get removed from my plate these days and any cabbage dish wouldn't be right if it wasn't covered in dead ants. I am accepting of the stark reality that my right hand will smell of fish every afternoon and a dinner where there is Angel Delight for pudding is a very special occasion. WILDLIFE: After accidentally decapitating two geckos in the door, I have lost any acquired confidence regarding Africa's wildlife. Being solely responsible for cleaning up body parts of small lizards was a step backwards. I haven't yet seen ...