Get A Snack: This Post Is All About Food

Mambo! Happy early christmas! This is my last day at work before a two week break until the new year. I'll be heading to Kigali, Rwanda and Kampala, Uganda. I'm so excited to get out of Mwanza and my shitty apartment. My job isn't going great, but I think this break will give me some…

Jackfruit Pulled Pork

Mambo! So in Zanzibar, jackfruits are really popular. They're sold in cut up pieces at fruit stands and in the local market, Darajani. A while ago, I saw a recipe for vegan pulled pork using jackfruit and have always wanted to try making it. So this past friday Sept 15, I finally got around to actually…

August 28 [Pictures]

Yesterday I decided to take pictures and document an average day. Enjoy! 7:10am - Wake up I was woken up by my alarm by 7:10 and got out of bed ten minutes later. Usually, I'll hit snooze a few times and get out of bed by ~7:45. But lately I've been really excited for breakfast…

Grocery Shopping in Stone Town

Mambo all! *I was saying Jambo before, but I've officially switched it to mambo because Zanzibarians only say jambo to tourists/white people (the actual correct way to greet someone with jambo is saying "hujambo" and then you response "sijambo"). After almost three months of being treated as a foreigner, I think over the greeting "jambo."…