Jambo

6/15
It's 4am. I'm sitting on my bed at the Jambo Inn in Dar, and have no intentions of sleeping.

The second flight was just as good as the first. We were provided with a movie, meal, and plentiful opportunities for napping (did I mention Turkish Airlines provides every passenger with a complementary sleeping mask, ear buds, blanket and pillow? score). When we landed and I took the first few steps out of the plane, the first thing I noticed about Tanzania was the smell. It was not a bad smell. It's very unique- sickly sweet with a faint smell of tobacco, probably due to the fact that nearly everyone here smokes. Of course, it is humid, but nothing I and my curly hair can't handle!

After over an hour spent at customs (apparently humanitarian engineering work is a red flag of some sort- we were asked many questions about our work), we were greeted with a hello and a handshake from our taxi driver. Aneesh began practicing his Swahili by greeting the driver with a hearty "Jambo!". On our drive to the Inn, I was staring out the window and realized the moon was inverted. Very cool when you realize you're in a completely different hemisphere of the Earth.

So now here I sit in the room, with no lights, no AC, and water from the sink I am hesitant to even brush my teeth with. It isn't too bad, though. I just pretend I am camping. We'll see how long I can go without showering before the guys realize what's going on.