Had dinner at Rasika (http://www.rasikarestaurant.com/) this evening. Excellent food! Their "flash fried" spinach appetizer was voted best appetizer in Washington DC! The cod, chicken and lamb were excellent. Service was good, but we waited an extra long time for the cod to come out.
I say "extra long time" with tongue in cheek because coming from Tanzania, one can expect to wait upwards to two hours for food to be served in a restaurant and then of course you can expect your food to be served cold. Many of the local Tanzanians will jokingly saying "TIT" meaning "This is Tanzania" when referencing the long wait for food at restaurants.
There's no "flash fried" spinach appetizers in Tanzania. Its even difficult to find a good chicken dish. There are a few good Indian restaurants in Dar Es Salaam, and the quality of food seems to be getting better, but the food in Tanzania doesn't compare to the food in the States, as you can imagine.
So, I'll be back in Tanzania in 3 days. Thursday evening I'm flying back. I've got a 10 hour flight to Amsterdam and then about 10 hours from Amsterdam to Dar Es Salaam. Once I'm in Dar, I have an option of taking the 10 hour bus ride from Dar Es Salaam to Lindi (2 hours of unpaved road) or taking a 2 hour flight. I think I'm going to opt for the 2 hour flight!
Besides adjusting to the 8 hour time difference, it will be interesting to see how quickly/how difficult it will be to communicate in Kiswahili again. When I left Tanzania last month I had been almost fluent in Kiswahili. Speaking and comprehending Kiswahili was easy. I was even thinking in Kiswahili! These days I find myself searching for words when I imagine speaking in Kiswahili again.
So, I only have two more dinners, and two more nights to spend with family and friends!!! I'm going to miss the food and the company of friends and family!! And of course the addicting evening TV series "The Apprentice - Celebrity Season". My question to you is, Why did Tom Green get "fired" last night?? He was a good manager, even though his team did loose to the girls by over $400.....
But getting back to Tanzania will be a nice feeling. I'll be happy to be back even if it is for a short period of time. I'm finding myself missing the hospital and being in the clinical setting. Despite the endless lines of patients, the never-ending ultrasound scans, the unpredictability of the electricity and the frustration with medical personnel, I am missing my work which I only remember with great satisfaction and personal fulfillment.
Cheers!
I say "extra long time" with tongue in cheek because coming from Tanzania, one can expect to wait upwards to two hours for food to be served in a restaurant and then of course you can expect your food to be served cold. Many of the local Tanzanians will jokingly saying "TIT" meaning "This is Tanzania" when referencing the long wait for food at restaurants.
There's no "flash fried" spinach appetizers in Tanzania. Its even difficult to find a good chicken dish. There are a few good Indian restaurants in Dar Es Salaam, and the quality of food seems to be getting better, but the food in Tanzania doesn't compare to the food in the States, as you can imagine.
So, I'll be back in Tanzania in 3 days. Thursday evening I'm flying back. I've got a 10 hour flight to Amsterdam and then about 10 hours from Amsterdam to Dar Es Salaam. Once I'm in Dar, I have an option of taking the 10 hour bus ride from Dar Es Salaam to Lindi (2 hours of unpaved road) or taking a 2 hour flight. I think I'm going to opt for the 2 hour flight!
Besides adjusting to the 8 hour time difference, it will be interesting to see how quickly/how difficult it will be to communicate in Kiswahili again. When I left Tanzania last month I had been almost fluent in Kiswahili. Speaking and comprehending Kiswahili was easy. I was even thinking in Kiswahili! These days I find myself searching for words when I imagine speaking in Kiswahili again.
So, I only have two more dinners, and two more nights to spend with family and friends!!! I'm going to miss the food and the company of friends and family!! And of course the addicting evening TV series "The Apprentice - Celebrity Season". My question to you is, Why did Tom Green get "fired" last night?? He was a good manager, even though his team did loose to the girls by over $400.....
But getting back to Tanzania will be a nice feeling. I'll be happy to be back even if it is for a short period of time. I'm finding myself missing the hospital and being in the clinical setting. Despite the endless lines of patients, the never-ending ultrasound scans, the unpredictability of the electricity and the frustration with medical personnel, I am missing my work which I only remember with great satisfaction and personal fulfillment.
Cheers!
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