It's boda-boda time!

Now that V and I are both housed at the Olasiti Lodge (although we are being "removed" again due to overbooking), we use the local transport daily. Motorcycle taxi service called boda-boda haul us to the opposite side of the village approx. 3 km for 1,ooo Tsh. Bumpy dirt roads create competition among push carts, bicycles, foot traffic, motorcycles, vans, goats, cows and trucks for the smoothest path. Yesterday, we walked to an outlying section of Arusha searching for a shop to laminate the newly created fliers for placement in local hotels. Given directions we set off for Jayarra...walking, walking, walking as the only wazungu in the neighborhood, caused quite a stir. Searching for Jayarra....o-h-h-h-h- JR!!! We locate a shop, negotiate a price and the process begins. Two crooked, bubbly laminated fliers and seven good ones----now, of course, we have consumed the entire supply of laminating material. Hakuna matata! A woman from the shop sets out on a boda-boda to obtain more. Meanwhile, we meet and converse with several customers and looky-loos including a local college student who assisted in translation. Once the fresh supply of laminate arrives V continues to ply the workers with chocolate to maintain output and to meet with my quality inspection. Three hours later we have 57 copies and many new friends. (this was supposed to have posted a week earlier--technical difficulties).