Photocopy...

Life has definitely gotten more interesting in the last week. One thing I have been dreading is returning to the city to print and make copies for the next phase of my project. I finally did it this week and who would have guessed it would be something to write about on my blog? I walked to the first village (about two hours) where there are no cyber-cafes or places to print. So, I got on a daladala to the next village. There were a few cyber cafes and photocopy places, but no power. One shop had a generator but they weren’t willing to turn it on for my “small job.” So, back on another daladala. I went to the next village. Even more photocopy places and internet cafes… but no power. At this point it was getting a bit late, but I also felt like I would be totally unsuccessful if I returned without what I came for. I loaded onto another daladala and found myself in Moshi. I was thankful that there was power in Moshi and quickly made my copies and jumped back on to get as far home as I could. I got through 2 stops and then it was very dark and I could not convince anyone to give me a lift on a pikipiki (motorbike). The road is dark and dangerous, and the night before there were trucks stopping traffic and robbing people. So, I found a hostel and slept waiting to return the next morning. It ended up not being a problem as I was back at my house at the time I would have been waking up. But, nonetheless, it was one more lesson to show that it is always best to be prepared for the unexpected.