2019--Sharing Experiences of Tanzania!

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Tuesday, July 9, 2019

Dar es Salaam

A short message today, just to let you know that I am safely at Uponga Mission in Dar es Salaam. It's a long journey--11 hours on the bus and, due to traffic, 2 more hours to get to the Sisters' mission. The bus was comfortable and there were some beautiful sites as we drove north to Dar es Salaam. I particularly love the baobab trees. Must be my love of the book, The Little Prince. Tanzania is an amazing country. The changing scenery and the chance to see the variety of housing kept me busy during the long bus ride.
the amazing baobab tree

Somewhere I read that the baobab tree
looks like it is planted upside down--the
branches look like roots.

Metal roofs mean more time for other work,
since you don't have to replace them every year.
There are more metal roofs each year.
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  1. Laura SJuly 10, 2019 at 10:54 AM

    Your comment about the baobab trees reminded me of a favorite poem. God's blessings on you and all the trees you see! Laura Savatski

    Trees
    Joyce Kilmer - 1886-1918

    I think that I shall never see
    A poem lovely as a tree.

    A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
    Against the sweet earth's flowing breast;

    A tree that looks at God all day,
    And lifts her leafy arms to pray;

    A tree that may in summer wear
    A nest of robins in her hair;

    Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
    Who intimately lives with rain.

    Poems are made by fools like me,
    But only God can make a tree.

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