City Report: Tanga

So we’ve been in the town of Tanga (which means “farm” in Kiswahili) for five days now. Thus far, we’ve really enjoyed Tanga. We’ve completed two days of training, visited Hamboni Caves and Galanos hot springs, deployed the desktops and netbooks, been to the market, purchased ebony statuettes, visited a dairy farm, eaten a Tanzanian-style buffet (including cow tongue and intestines)—basically, we’ve done it all. It’s a very small city close to the sea, rather warm during the daytime, and it’s very quiet. Most people ride bikes so the streets aren’t very congested. All-in-all a nice place to bring up your kids!

Food:

Jahuri Garden (aka Fruit Plate Garden): it has an awesome fast food place with delicious (and cheap) Tanzanian-style fast food (grilled chicken, plantains, chips—French fries, duh—various types of kabobs,

Notice: While sea food is surprisingly hard to find, they Mkonge hotel makes a mean pork and chips, though don’t go there if you’re too hungry because the wait time might kill you—but it’s well worth it!

Markets: All of them are great. They have a small fabric market as well as one for fruit and souvenirs. They have a few stands that sell beautiful handmade, beaded sandals and personalized bracelets.

Warning: While Tanga seems to be a great place to stay, the mosquitos there carry the virus that causes elephantitis. In particular, the genital kind. Please don’t google image this.