This blog was created to spread the vision of our work in Tanzania. After working in Arusha for a few years now I have discovered that to make any real change we must focus on the women of this community. Our nonprofit Shining Light (www.shiningalight.org) has been created to provide jobs to women in extreme poverty so that they can be empowered to care for themselves and their families. Our goal is to keep women working and children educated.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
As a missionary, living over here seems to have its dangers as a single girl but to add to this life of risk and intrigue we also must learn to drive on the wrong side of the road, on the other side of the car and to acknowledge that two lanes on a road may become four if you are driving too slow (the speed limit). You must learn to drive with a certain quality, say that of a NASCAR Formula 1 Driver. You need to watch both the left and the right side of the car for vehicles that are passing and if you have your blinker on that doesn't always mean you want to turn. I tend to look on both sides before I turn but then also up in the air because you never know here. Our biggest danger on the roads are these piki piki drivers (that's Swahili for motorcycles). Arusha is now using them as taxis. You see these guys have a way of creeping up on you. They will hold no less then two passengers at a time, getting the biggest bang for their buck and they have a certain death wish that i am unable to understand. Yes! Life here in Tanzania has many dangers and risks as a female in a third world country but do I have to be afraid of the roads too?
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