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Tag: zanzibar

Africa

I Might Really Miss This Place

August 7, 2015May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

A rainbow came out especially for my “picture-taking day.” As I prepare to leave Zanzibar (Nungwi, more specifically; East Africa, more broadly), the place that […]

Africa

The Joker

July 27, 2015May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

Photo: Wikimedia Commons His eyebrows are raised at the center in a perpetual arc of surprise. A cap typical of observant Muslim men in Zanzibar […]

In Zanzibar. Paradise has Cracks. (Poem)
Africa, Poetry & Fiction

In Zanzibar. Paradise has Cracks. (Poem)

July 20, 2015May 22, 2020 Toby 1 min read

In Zanzibar Fruit falls from trees– Like shimmering coins– And is trampled underfoot. No one wants to sell it When tourist dollars Taste so much […]

Africa

Cows on the Beach (Photos)

July 4, 2015May 22, 2020 Toby 1 min read

There is something delightful about seeing herds of cows wandering along the beach. Sure, when I stop to think about how much manure is probably […]

Africa

The Invisibility Wish

June 26, 2015May 22, 2020 Toby 2 mins read

Living here, I find I cycle between feeling very comfortable and, dare I say it, assimilated (as much as such a thing is possible), and […]

Africa, Culture

Nuns and Princesses

June 7, 2015May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

I never knew there were so many ways of wearing a head scarf, but after more than a month in Zanzibar–people watching on dala dalas […]

Africa, Nature

Other Words for Turquoise

May 15, 2015May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

Over the last week, I have been struggling to find other words for what has always been one of my favorite colors: turquoise. As I […]

Africa

Where the Tourist Things Are

May 8, 2015May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

There is a road in Stone Town, Zanzibar. It is a big road, compared to most of the others, and on that road there are […]

Africa

Zanzibar! (Part II)

May 2, 2015May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

View out my bedroom window in Zanzibar. Months ago, I wrote of Zanzibar, land of rare consonants, expecting to be there within the month. Things […]

Africa

Zanzibar!

November 26, 2014May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

Have you ever written a sonnet?* A sonnet’s beauty and difficulty both lie in the restraints placed around its form. Fourteen lines, iambic pentameter, and […]

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