In order to go to my post office town of Katesh, I have to catch a really early daladala. I wanted to get a seat so I made sure I got to the village at 05:30 (before light). I waited awhile and didn’t see anything. A few people stopped down the street a little later and I noticed they were sisters (nuns) when it was light enough out. I joined the sister who was traveling and waited and waited for the dala. While waiting, I learned that she is heading back to Karatu; seems there is a group of the sisters there, which is close to some of my PCV friends and Ngorongoro Crater (visit in the works?). It got to the point where I thought there might not be a dala today. Normally the dala drives back and forth between the villages until it is full around 06:30 and heads down to Endasak. Today we didn’t even see it until we saw it coming around 07:00 – packed to the brim. Somehow the 2 of us squished in the already overflowing dala and stood for the ride to Endasak.
I am expecting a few large envelopes from home. Though none had arrived in Katesh yet, the post office lady was at least kind enough to check not only my school’s PO box but also the PCV one, which was quite unexpected. Since I hadn’t been online for a week and a half, I spent a ½ hour at the café and found out that my MS from Utah State has officially posted. I am a Master!
Other than buying my usual peanut butter and such, I expanded my cooking equipment today by buying a chapati rolling board (tortilla-sized wooden circle with dowel), woven basket (for sorting rice), and a cast iron skillet (for cooking chapatti/tortillas/pancakes and probably made from used car parts).
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