The Village Museum is comprised of reconstructions of traditional homes for all of the tribes native to Tanzania. It was very interesting - we saw homes made out of mudbrick, straw, wood...there were probably 25 types of homes in all, varying in size, shape, and. Even who lived there. For example, some tribes had built separate living quarters for the young boys, and some had livestock living in the same room as them! We did the museum pretty thoroughly.
Getting hungry, we ate our packed lunch on a bench next to where some women were practicing the drums, ostensibly for a performance later on. They were just as interested in us as we were in them.
Next, we called Hellen to see what the plan was, and upon receiving instruction to wait where we were, we wandered through the craft market before sitting down for a Stoney's at the museum cafe. (Stoney's is like gingerale, but has a much more ginger-y taste)
We weren't sure how much more time we had before Hellen came, so we decided to try to walk to a nearby craft market. We didn't quite make it, but we found a gas station where we bought some ice cream, then were picked up by Hellen.
We had only one quick errand to do, and that was to pick up the dresses and shorts that we had had made. They're very cute. I have a feeling they'll get a lot of use here!
Hellen still had a lot to do, so she dropped us at a dalla-dalla stop, and sent us back to Posta. From there, we walked to the grocery store, then had dinner at Chef's Pride, before grabbing a cab back to the YMCA. Alicia washed out her smelly smelly sandals with a toothbrush, then we
both packed up and got to bed early.
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