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Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Winter in Tanzania


Phew! It's almost 100 degrees Fahrenheit today in Lincoln. That is 38 degrees Celsius. I looked up the weather in Arusha, which is about 40 minutes away from where I'll be staying on the mountain. It's supposed to be 66 with a low of 59 tonight. Ahhh, doesn't that sound delightful? I've cut and pasted the weeks weather forecast for Arusha. Hope it works when I hit post. I doubt if it will change much when I leave (in less than 2 weeks).

61°F
Mostly Cloudy
Wind: E at 17 mph
Humidity: 94%
Tue
Chance of Rain
66°F | 59°F
Wed
Mostly Sunny
68°F | 53°F
Thu
Partly Sunny
69°F | 57°F
Fri
Partly Sunny
68°F | 55°F




It's funny, but we think 66 degrees sounds comfortable, but Natives of Africa think it is cold. I will post a picture so you can see what type of clothing they wear in 60 degree weather. We layered and wore sweaters, but had them off by the afternoon.

I'm beginning to think about packing. I will have to wear skirts for 2 weeks. Yuck.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

I agree, 60s sounds pretty good right now. Diane loved the framed picture of Southwood and the Uswaa parish that you put together. That is going to be such a nice gift. Also, Peter's mom is going to love the pillow you got for her with the picture of you, Heidi, and Peter. You're going to have a wonderful trip. God bless you Kristi!

Unknown said...

Why do you have to wear skirts? Just curious. (And Hansen is Robobby - but I bet you already knew that).
And it goes without saying that I'm proud to have a friend so committed to helping others that she is traveling halfway around the world to do it :)