one down

and three more to go. done with the first hospital, and i'm breathing a huge sigh of relief. today i get to relax a bit and see more of bagamoyo! it's a very coastal fishing town, away from the big game reserves, so for those of you clamoring for wildlife photos, i'm afraid all i can muster is some pics of some very non-wild animal life. :) you'll have to settle for some interesting pics of a farm i visited by just strolling around. the cows seemed really puzzled about what i was doing.

as for the food pics, i'd love to but i'm too embarassed! the surgeon i'm working with explained to me that tanzanians are very particular and sensitive to photo-taking so i've been very careful about what i snap. i try for mostly landscape, but if there are people in the shot (or animals belonging to someone nearby, or buildings belonging to someone nearby...you get the idea), then it is expected that you ask permission first and offer a small compensation for the inconvenience. it kind of puts a damper on the whole photojournalist gig.

i'm posting a pic of a very well preserved traditional zanzibari door from a house here in town. the man in the photo is the chief surgeon at the hospital here (the residents were more than happy to have their doctor take a photo by their door). i also posted a pic of my cow friends.

today i am visiting the ruins of a 16 century arabic town here. more later!