There is an article in the July 1st edition of the New York Times by Verlyn Klinkenborg called “The Highway Into and Out of a Tanzanian City, in Darkness and in Light.” It describes my thoughts about our entry into Tanzania that first night and day perfectly:
If I could, I would tell you, one by one, the names of all the shops and businesses we passed — those that had signs. I would explain, if I knew the answer, just why the women who had set out their vegetables for sale had set them out just there, in a spot where it looked as though no one would ever come by. I’d like to know where everyone was going and why they were going there, and what they were talking about as they sat beside a stream that came down from Mount Meru.
Follow this link and read the whole article soon as it will hide itself behind a pay wall in a week from the day it was published.
And consider this the first entry of my travel journal. I’m sorry it has taken me so long to get to it, but mental and physical preparations for the big move have been monopolizing my time. I will publish more just as soon as I can. I promise.
Thanks.
