Posts Tagged ‘students’
Did the first Tanzanian president wear women’s clothes?
This is not likely (though I have no proof to the contrary). This funny consideration came from some older Tanzanian Shilling notes and a publication we purchased on the history of Tanzanian banknotes.
Watu wa Mtwara [People of Mtwara]
Read More“What is the history of Zanzibar? We have an exam tomorrow!”
Last week eight class-six (sixth grade) primary school students came to our museum to ask if we could tell them what impact the British had on the islands of Zanzibar to help them prepare for their history exam the next day. Though very last minute, we were encouraged …
Read MoreThe peanut seller
I have been selling roasted peanuts for long long time. People around here know me. I started selling roasted peanuts when I was in primary school, and continued after finishing. I am now around 42 years old. Every morning I roast a 20 liter buckets worth of peanuts. On a good day I sell four basins full. I like this work very much, and will do it until I die!
Watu wa Mtwara [People of Mtwara]
Read MoreWe came to learn
At 4:40 p.m. six boys on bicycles were outside the front of our museum, so the museum manager and I went out to greet them.
Read MoreABCs and Bottle Caps
Being about four weeks ago, our small museum has experienced a daily inundation of primary school children at our museum; some days more than 30. They come during their lunch break and after school. They come to see…
Read MoreYouth Eagerly Experience Their Cultural Heritage
I was initially dubious as to how interested local youth would be in artifacts and daily work traditions. H How wrong I was. They were so happy to see them, and the elders were so happy to share them.
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