Jan 10

Hey hey? Who's gonna win the blogger award for effort?
And we're done. Anyway, first week of school under the belt, and although things aren't completely sorted out yet, I'm glad to have that under my belt. Now when I tell people I'm a teacher, around here, it will be backed up by the weight of fact. Anyway, really though the point of this blog is to give all the Springsteens out there, heart.
Fear not family of mine! There are nations of people who operate on our time schedule. There are even countries, where are time of arrival, is EARLY! Yes, you may have thought you were the only one, in a sea of people who watch the clock, to operate on the -ish time table, but its not true. Frankly from what I can tell, Africa as a continent, is -ish. Yes, when they say be there at 7, they mean 7-ish, which encompasses to 7:30 and beyond almost to 8 without being late. Heck, we're early by alot of these standards. Who knew?!
Also, I noticed it on the mainland but I REALLY notice it here. I am a really really wierd person here because I'm not yet married. I mean the guys keep asking for my hand in marriage, and the woman keep teasing me with not being married yet. I think its something I'm supposed to be ashamed about or something. I can't quite tell how it all works. On the one hand, some one asked to be my boyfriend, and when I turned him down, like a week later I find out he's getting married. So I don't know if he was just sleazy, or if its just common to get married quickly. Really though, the one man 4 wives thing doesn't work out for me. And Yes. Really. According to the muslim culture of Zanzibar, many of the men over here have more than one wife. *and its fairly common on the mainland too* My good friend who lives upstairs from me is one of her husbands 2 wives. Now I've met him, and I like him and thats cool, but man, am I too integrated into the western culture of marriage, cause I something in me really irks at the thought of being one of 4 wives, or even one of 2. Anyway, as much as they don't get my not being married, I don't get their obsession with it. So I suppose it'll be good for both of us to have this experience.
And thats all I got for now. Tomorrow we celebrate the Zanzibar revolution day so theirs no school! So happy independence everyone! And as they say in Tanzania everywhere
Be Free!