On my first night at site, I was told not to buy beans, that I would be given some from the school. 2.5 weeks later, I finally got some when I asked my 2nd master about it again. I now have a half bucket of mixed beans to sort and cook. Along with the beans, I was given some crushed dried corn (not sweet corn, this is maize). My 2nd master was excited that I wanted to try making the Tanzanian beans and corn dish (makande maybe?). It seems rather simpler and I think I just have to boil the two together for a few hours, add a little salt, and eat. We’ll see.
My neighbor Jovin, the only neighbor I really know, is leaving tomorrow. He had expressed an interest in setting up an e-mail account so I showed him mine and explained all the different parts like Trash, Spam, Forward, Reply, etc. Of course when we tried to set up his account through Yahoo we kept getting error messages so he knows how to use it but doesn’t actually have it yet. It was after 19:00 (7pm) when we decided to call it quits and a little late to start cooking. He has been living with some students who were making dinner and he offered me some. In Tanzania, it is not common for male/female relationships so we have to be very careful about spending time with members of the opposite sex. I figured now it was a good time to go over because I had not visited yet (Tanzanians are big on visiting) and he is leaving in the morning so I don’t have to worry about him (or anyone else) getting the wrong idea and expecting more. Instead of going to the house that is the other half of my duplex, we went to the next house down. It was quite nice inside with linoleum floors, a couple of couches, and a TV. I hadn’t really watched TV since homestay so I was kind of glued to it. Plus, it takes a lot of concentration to understand anything and I was trying to figure out the news.
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