Welcome back to Conversations with Barnabas Bear. A couple of items up front, the conversation is fictional (hopefully that was obvious) but are pulled from some of my conversations and observations during my time here in Tanzania. The main purpose of these is to help everyone get to know the people in Tanzania a little…
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Conversations with Barnabas #4
Welcome back to Conversations with Barnabas Bear. A couple of items up front, the conversation is fictional (hopefully that was obvious) but are pulled from some of my conversations and observations during my time here in Tanzania. The main purpose of these is to help everyone get to know the people in Tanzania a little…
Conversations with Barnabas #2
Conversations with Barnabas #2 Welcome back to Conversations with Barnabas Bear. A couple of items up front, the conversation is fictional (hopefully that was obvious) but are pulled from some of my conversations and observations during my time here in Tanzania. The main purpose of these is to help everyone get to know the people…
Conversations with Barnabas #1
Welcome to Conversations with Barnabas Bear which I hope to make a regular feature in the blog rotation. A couple of items up front, the conversation is fictional (hopefully that was obvious) but are pulled from some of my (Steve) conversations and observations during my time here in Tanzania. The main purpose of these is…
Umeme
Last week I taught Barnabas and a Peace Corp Volunteer friend how to set up an extra electric (umeme) outlet in their new residence. Yes that is my friend Kyle who came to visit at the site. Fortunately his organization he extended with has provided him with a residence in town near their site and…
Last Week in Tanzania…for 2014
Hello everyone, it has been a while since I could get internet and power at the same time and therefore it has been three weeks since I wrote a blog. That means this one is going to be long. Thought about breaking it out but every time I do that one blog gets a lot…
Nairobi last visit of the year
This was my last visit to Nairobi and I tried to make it a big one. I added three days to the normal trip so I would not be so rushed especially since it is a day there and a day back on the shuttle. Was glad I did as I was able to work…
Celebrations
So wanted to keep getting caught up on some of my blog topics from around the time the computer was stolen. One of them was getting to participate in a couple of celebrations. The first one was a May Day Party held the second week of September. Apparently it is common to have a May…
Tanzania Tidbits-BRRR and how to install a box in a wall Tanzania Steve style
Due to the loss of the computer and the limited amount of work I seem to be able to get done on the cafe computers I am very late with some blog material. So I am going to combine a couple of topics again this time. They include: BRRR it’s cold aka where is the…
Let there be light and mosquito screens!
First in no way am I comparing this weeks work of lighting up the medical clinic to God creating the Sun-just thought I should clarify that. Lights on in the building at early dusk I am currently back in Singida in the comfort of my hotel room and real shower enjoying a few days in…
Steve and Barnabas 