A few weeks ago, one of our contacts at the university invited our family and all the students to her house for a meal. Paulina is the Dean of Students at UDSM and she has played a pivotal role in making sure we are well cared for here. She sets up our housing and the dorms for the students as well as their home stays, manages our guards and cleaner, facilitates transportation and excursions, teaches us how to cook, takes us shopping, and in general helps us all to feel at home here.
She invited us to her house so we could get out of the busy city and see another side of Dar. So we all piled in a dala dala, then the DART bus (rapid transit), another dala dala and then taxis to get to her house on the outskirts of town. Paulina and her husband Amani have a lovely home in a quiet neighborhood. We all really enjoyed our afternoon at their house.
Paulina’s house
Amazing food! She cooked all morning for us! And I’m jealous of her “summer” kitchen, on the right.
Paulina has a set of 3 year old twins at home. And a set of 13 year old twins off at boarding school!
We had fun playing with Amani Jr. and Amanda.
The gang!
We were escorted back to the DART station by Paulina’s children, her nephew and two young women who work for Paulina.
You just never know when you might see a cow. 🙂
At the DART terminal. Yes, we are on the “edge” of town, but there are still so many people!
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