Long drops and music, the fun of today. That's right, I had my first long drop choo experience. A choo is the swahili word for toliet, and thus far I have avoided the dreaded "long drop" toliets. Now, it's important to note there are many types of long drops, the extremes being the hole in the ground with small cement blocks for your feet such as the bathrooms found at the shamba and the higher class long drop flushers that have the whole and a little porcelin area increasing the target. Well, the one near daruso is higher class, but that didn't stop me from feeling a bit awkward as i squatted down and did my best to keep my pants clean. I was walking by DARUSO after my 7am Swahili class and just had to go to the bathroom! Fortunately, I had my trusty toliet paper in my backpack and was able to relieve myself and keep the floor and my pants clean. I felt like an accomplished long dropper.



Tonight I had a great time at my music class. I'm in a fine and performing arts class that's basically like choir. They laughed so hard because we were singing the national anthem and one of the words started with an imploded "mu" sound. I couldn't do it for the life of me. It was such a foreign sound and not a verb sound I've ever made. I faked my way through it and had a great time singing the national anthem and "Tanzania Nakupenda," the Tanzanian version of "America the beautiful." I even taped it on a voice dictator so when I get home I'll be able to play for everyone the shrilling, bright sound of passionately untrained Tanzanian singers. It's quite an experience.