Category Archives: Africa

Doodoo In My Eye

By Greg Huntoon | July 20, 2005

I never thought I’d have to say it, but when it came out of my mouth this morning, I burst into laughter - “Kuna wadudu ndani ya mayai!” Which basically translates into, “There’re ants in my eggs!,” but I still only heard myself say that there is doodoo in my eye. Next best thing to [...]

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Swahili Time

By Greg Huntoon | July 19, 2005

For those of you who don’t know, the calendar, the clock, and the days of the week are all significantly different than they are in the rest of the world. Here, and everywhere else in the Muslim world days, weeks, months and years are all run from a different system. The Islamic calendar starts with [...]

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Week 3 Imeanza

By Greg Huntoon | July 18, 2005

The third week has started, and it started with a bang yesterday. I awoke with a stiff back from swimming out on Changuu a couple of days prior, but really because I haven’t let it have the proper time to heal cause I’m not going to sit still during this holiday. In any case, I [...]

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