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Thank you, Yegomasika! If you have any more useful phrases, please let me know. :)

I have an assignment in Dar es Salaam, so I might be there for a couple years. I need to learn some basic Swahili. Anybody want to help? Like, how to say: I'm hungry. I need gas. I want to go now. Stuff like that.

Seems like a blatantly framed argument to me. Who said workers cannot be takers?

Hi Kenyan, Live and let live is a great motto to live by. But what we DO NOT want to do is use it as an excuse to be uncritical towards ourselves. Fashion? That doesn't concern me. But looking my best does concern me. Looking crisp and clean shows respect towards your business associates, your...

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Cheaper here. :)

According to psychologists, smiling may also indicate deception or submission. But yes, for the most par smiling is a powerful way to keep your social relationships positive. :) <- Smile

My neighbor here broils fish every day. The smell of the fish wafts into my house, and it is an unpleasant smell. I could call it "odor pollution" as I have heard such things called before. But that is a bit petty, no? We all live in a community and each has his own lifestyle, goals...

Mentorship is somewhat of a dangerous idea. I have never had a mentor. I have never wanted one. I respect the wisdom of many, many great men and learn from them. But people are people. They will fail and they disappoint. Let ideas mentor you, not other humans. That's my approach, at least. :)

Sounds like a Keynesian scheme to me. Best way to fight poverty is enabling the people to organize businesses so Africa imports less and exports more. Just my 2 cents.

Very well done, great project. So many foreign IT experts in Tanzania. We should be educating the local students in IT so they can fill those jobs. Huge demand for programmers.

Those are some very beautiful photos. Thanks for posting. I plan on staying in Dar es Salaam for a while so it is reassuring to see such beauty.