Today was my day off, so the four girls who were left at home decided to do a bit of exploring. I really want to buy some dresses, so we tried going to a local market area called Mwenge. It was really neat to be able to walk through the streets and shop where the locals shop, it made me feel like less of a foreigner (even though I stick out like a sore thumb with my pale skin and long blonde hair!). To add to our local African experience, we went to a nearby restaurant and tasted some traditional Tanzanian food. Ugali is a stiff, porridge-like substance dipped in sauces or beans. Not my cup of tea, but it wasn't horrible.
The best part about the whole experience though was walking in, sitting down, and realizing that our server knew NO English. In addition, there was no menu. So they had to call another waiter to us, who thought we were German (probably because of my Heidi braids today). Eventually, we got everything sorted out but it was fun to get over the language barrier.
Hahaha! Very cute story, Heidi! I'm glad you're being adventurous and trying out their food/culture (just don't be too adventurous :) So funny you have a giant Coca Cola sign behind you. So how's your Swahili coming along?
ReplyDeleteAch du lieber! You do look very German here. Is the ugali similar to fu fu? Did you get any dresses? Love seeing your pics.
ReplyDeleteNo, I didn't get any dresses :( but I got a couple bangles (bracelets). Thats what the girls were calling me, "Heidi" haha!
ReplyDeleteUgali is very similar to fufu, but less dough-y. More porridge-y.