Sunday, May 5, 2013

The One With Mei Mosi (5/2/2013)


Yesterday was World Workers Day, or Mei Mosi, an international holiday celebrating all workers and their triumph over exploitation.  I had known for a few weeks that we would not be having classes (I know, I was surprised that I knew something in advance too!) however it wasn’t until about 5 minutes before I left school on Tuesday that I found out that the celebration wouldn’t be starting until 1 in the afternoon, not 7:30 in the morning as I had thought… I am always at least one step behind! So yesterday I got to sleep in and enjoy a stormy morning from my home.  The Mei Mosi celebrations consisted of a few hours of speeches (which made the afternoon feel more like a meeting than a celebration), soda and peanuts, and music and dancing.  I’ll spare you the playlist, but I will say that Tanzanians cant get enough Celine Dion!  But despite all of that I couldn’t help thinking that I am really going to miss this place when I leave! 

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