The weekly awe 3
Learning Swahili solo
Our tutor left last week to return to Dar es Salaam but learning Swahili is still our main focus. So, is not having ‘class’ every day an excuse to slack off? Hardly! Even before Nicholas left we were brimming with ideas about how to continue our language learning in a […]
Travelling prayer 1
The path I walk, Christ walks it May the land which I am in be without sorrow May the Trinity protect me wherever I stay, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit Bright angels walk with me, dear presence, in every dealing May every path before me be smooth, man, woman, and […]
The weekly awe 2
4 months in, 5 different things
Here are 5 things about living in Dodoma that are different from how I thought it would be:
A lesson about waiting for hindsight from the compost
“You can’t use compost on such small trees,” our gardener said. “It’s too strong for anything but the bananas.” “Nonsense,” we thought, “you can use compost on anything!” This little interaction is laden with cultural baggage.
‘Do unto others’, including feminists
Last week the daughter of Alice Walker wrote an article about how radical feminism has failed women. It was reposted on my Facebook timeline several times with comments like, ‘Feminism has had some very damaging effects’ and ‘Right on’. I’ve written before about how I’m frustrated when people (especially Christians) fail […]
Meet Jesus at uni 