Tag Archives: language
I’ll meet you there.
The Sufi poet, Rumi, writes Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I will meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about language, ideas, even … Continue reading
The Water Cycle
I know the water cycle pretty well, but it is always fun to learn something familiar in a new language. Teaching science can be lots of fun – especially when it is difficult to tell who is learning and who … Continue reading
Watafiti People
When I checked into Mary’s Nice Place in Bagamoyo, I had to sign the register. It asked for the standard name, address, passport number, coming from and going to. It also asked for my tribe. Seriously? Tribe is so… colonial. … Continue reading
Habari kwa Tanzania!
Another beautiful, sunny day in Dar es Salaam. Another day working. Fieldwork for anthropologists can be kind of hard to define. Everything you do blends together – from a random conversation when you stop to buy water to helping someone … Continue reading