Another friend of mine from Africa.

carolineazurabeach

Its strange how certain journeys take you so far away from what you know or thought you knew. These journeys mould you and strip away the past, allow you to concentrate on the present and give you the clarity to build the future.  Dar Es Salaam, has been one such journey. It is a city awash with the growing pains of being the capital city of a developing nation. Sky scrapers and mansions sit uncomfortably next shacks and roads are sparse and rudimentary.  Yet there is magic in this place, the craziness gets under your skin and refuses to leave you. You begin to find that driving into oncoming traffic in what amounts to an overgrown motorcycle is fun and perfectly acceptable. Shopping becomes an adventure to the local road side market and shoes and clothes can be bought at the traffic lights just as easily as at the shop…

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