Living life as a white immigrant in Dar es Salaam. Mother of two beautiful boys. A wife. Someone who has found happiness in living a simple life and following minimalist principles.
I'm long overdue in giving general update on the two mini people that wreak havoc and fill my heart with love and are also known as my sons. They keep growing, no one warned me about that they keep growing!!! It's unbelievable, one second they are little toddlers thinking about cars and Fireman Sam and the next day they are singing along to "See you again" by Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth and my heart just swells with pride. J is almost five now, and is truly a big boy. He is still him though, following rules and reporting any incident, but also has become a master negotiator. Mr M is still filled with energy and courage and there is NO stopping him once he makes up his mind about anything. My daily prayers are about him staying safe (read: Please make sure M doesn't try to fly out of the window like Batman) about them finding their way in life. They are growing up so fast, their personalities are shining through so brightly.
I feel blessed that I can spend a lot of time with them every day, that I control my time, and my schedule. I don't mind waking up early in the morning to catch an hour or two of productive time on the laptop, if that means that I can be there when they get home from school in the early afternoon.
Life is good in Tanzania.
I thought my summer was going to be slow. Kids started their holidays in June and I had some camps scheduled for some mornings, but otherwise it was supposed to be just some easy days enjoyed with my guys. Now it's end of July and I haven't even taken a week off. The gymnastics camps were such a success that I added some for July. Now next week is the last week and I plan on taking three weeks off when the gymnastics season starts up again. I am very grateful that my groups are growing and more and more kids (and some adults) are finding an active lifestyle - which is not maybe the normal lifestyle in Tanzania. There is a feel of change in Tanzania and it's nice to be part of it.
I'm loving this new path I am on, and I am feeling that all the pieces of my "life puzzle" are falling in place. I'm feeling healthier than I have in years, kids are growing (too fast in my opinion) our businesses are growing slowly and surely and finally I feel like I know what I want to do in my life. I have found my minimalist life style, balance in life and first time in years I have a sense of direction in my life. And that's a feeling that makes me giddy and excited like a little girl again.
