An mzungu tends to stand out in Tanzania. He dresses practically and comfortably, and that puts most of his clothing at odds with local dress. Trekking gear or travel wear? So dull and baggy. Big, roomy shirts for staying cool? How unpolished. Surf sandals, sneakers, backpacks? All unusual or shabby, […]
Part of the narrative of modern-day Africa is that it is all changing so fast. Working at a university and living in a university town, we get to see some of that change. Expats who were in Dodoma 10 years ago tell me that they owned one of the few […]
Around the time when I published What am I doing here? I wrote to a friend of mine that this was compounded by feeling like I was in the wrong place. Weekly I get emails from various Australian women asking me about pastoral or theological issues. I love answering these […]
One thing I love about living in Tanzania is the fashion and recently I’ve begun noticing some other great things about it, including… SCRUNCHIES!! Most Tanzanian women don’t have enough of their own hair to warrant wearing them but many have hair extensions. In my class at uni, I’d say […]
Here are 5 things about living in Dodoma that are different from how I thought it would be:
This weekend, The Australian Magazine ran a piece called JC and the Cool Gang. It’s about how Christianity, especially of the Pentecostal variety, might not be that daggy after all. The story features Erica and Jim Bartle: The almost impossibly beautiful 20-something couple live in Queensland’s Mt Tamborine, in the […]
Meet Jesus at uni 