We’ll leave a light on for ya
Monday, March 23rd, 2009
Our front porch light.
Archive for March, 2009
Slant
Sunday, March 22nd, 2009
Those big rocks were laid incorrectly, thus causing the front porch of the house to slant in. That’s not good for big rain storms. Water should stay outside of the house unless invited.
Bati
Saturday, March 21st, 2009
Metal roofing
One of the more common types of roof material… at least in Mbeya. More thatch out in the villages.
Choo cha nje
Friday, March 20th, 2009
Outside toilet
This is the door to our outside bathroom. Technically, it is an outhouse. You walk through that door and there’s a hole in the ground.
Shoo
Friday, March 20th, 2009
Shoo isn’t a Swahili word. It’s what happens when you smell something that stinks. We had to extend the sewage vents because the wind was able to carry the smell indoors. Shoo!
Sift
Thursday, March 19th, 2009
This is something builders use to sift rocks and other bad stuff out of sand.
Sales are picking up with the Sangu
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
Last Wednesday, I was going here, going there, trying to deal with the theft we experienced the night before. While we were out, I stopped at the office to drop something off for a friend. Joey M., a Tanzanian pastor working with the language project in the area of partnership, told me of [...]
Purple Trumpet
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
Gata
Monday, March 16th, 2009
Gutter
A corner section of the gutter on our house.
Mlango wa chuma
Sunday, March 15th, 2009
Metal door
This type of door is common on Tanzanian homes.
