My confusion re the newspaper story. It’ll be published when my photos to accompany it get uploaded. #toto
@maverickwoman All tweets yesterday (Sunday) were from Zanzibar, then the flight to Dar es Salaam. Today, Dar all day. #toto
@ericscheid Tanzania is East Africa Time (GMT+3), so 7 hours behind Sydney. #toto
@SnarkyPlatypus Thank you. Though reconnecting to the Twitter firehose is a tad overwheming all at once. #toto
@kcarruthers I was met by ActionAid driver at the airport on Saturday, yes, been “minded” ever since. #toto
Lots of beeps at the UPSs kick in during a power outage. Second time in the hour I’ve been in the office. #toto
@neerav This is not a “peaceful holiday”. There’s hardly been a moment without intense information overload. #toto
Um, Dear Google, can I please have you in English and not Swahili? Like, I appreciate the effort, but… #toto
Ploughing through 3 days of email. Some things seem remarkably unimportant from this distance. #toto
Ahem! Just been told the office here will get fibre soon. In Dar es Salaam! DID YOU HEAR THAT, CONROY? #toto
I have internets in the Dar es Salaam office, thanks to Davis. 512kb ADSL. Damn, email to respond to. #toto
Thomas says there’s no trouble. “When you get money, ynu wamt everything in its place.” Ah, symbols! #toto
Security is tight. Walls with razor wire, electric fences, guards in military garb. iMac ad on roadside. #toto
Tuktuks! Lots of them, as we drive south to the city. No! Turning inland. #toto
Where are my bags? Thomas already has them! He’s enthusing about US vs Brazil in the football. #toto
No, we’re not waiting for the driver: Thomas, in a shirt way more fashionable than mine, is waiting for us. #toto
Almost 0900. Organizing Wi-Fi for the room tonight, and waiting for our driver. #toto
Have also just heard that I’m in the Sydney Morning Herald today. Is this old news? Not in TZ! Breakfast time. #toto
“Social media” is the social: human connection. I can show tools, but thoser in TZ will find the uses. #toto
Mon plan (D4): ActionAid office, Dar es Salaam, planning the week and introducing social media concepts. #toto
Notation: D1 Fri departure. D2 Sat arrived Dar then Zanzibar, briefing. D3 Sun Zanzibar touring projects. @toto
Those postcards with an orange sun rising thru pink-grey clouds over a pale blue ocean? They do not lie. #toto
I’m afraid to describe how magnificently beautiful this is: if I do, you’ll want to kill me when I get home. #toto
Two young security men, in uniform, take advantge of the quiet, kicking a soccer ball, laughing. #toto
Hear: Nothing. Wait. No. Waves. Waves rolling gently on beach. Two ever-present crows croaking. Not seagulls. #toto
See: Clear flat ocean in clear dawn light. Two dhows move quietly out near the small island on the horizon. #toto
Emerges. Apartment in northern Dar es Salaam overlooks Indian Ocean. Red sun rises through a distant cloud layer. #toto
But enough for now. Only hours left in Dar es Salaam.[exit]
The schedule is intense, but the forewarned “culture shock” isn’t there. The project goes well, Lena and I agree. #toto
Our driver Thomas collect us 0745. We go to Dodoma (capital), then the next day to Nzega. #toto
0040. Images send to newspaper. Graphics created for website. Anything written? No. Sleep needed. #toto
@clutterbells Oh the ISPs seem reliable enough. It’s just the hotel Wi-Fi. I’m right at the end of the complex. #toto
Yes! The Man With Electronic String haveth fixed mine internets! Wi-Fi FTL! Ugly long wire FTW! #toto
Reviewing today’s photographs. Provided bandwidth behaves, will upload some with a blog post in a few hours. #toto
@sirexkathryn The “paper blogging” exercise sounds good. I’ll look at that shortly, thanks!
Can has internets at the hotel! They’re very dodgy interrnets, but nevertheless they go ping (mostly). #toto
6.30pm, work over for the day. Afternoon of training began with “What is a blog?” Yes, I am the alien. #toto
I WANT THAT TWO-METRE CONCRETE GIRAFFE FOR THE GARDEN! #toto
New companies get tax concessions for 5 years, so every 5 years they’re bought out by “new” owners. Restart! #toto
Walking Kivukoni Front, Dar es Salaam. K = Ferry. #toto
Noticing how many of my tweets via TXT have appalling typing mistakes. I am detaching from accuracy. #toto
@maverickwoman Yes, my first visit to Africa. A long blog post tonight DAR time. #toto
Program for the week mapped out. 4 days of travel around Tanzania starts tomorrow. But for now, lunch (almost). Awaiting transport. #toto
Ah! Meeting starts! I’ll have more on the plan later. #toto
@kcarruthers Oddly enough, people seem to appreciate my sense of humour. I, um, THINK they’re laughing with me, not at me. ;) #toto