Jambo!

Yessssssssssssssssssss.
Guess who just got Rosetta Stone: Swahili style?

It's me, and don't even be jealous.

My friend Magan went on this trip last year, and she really recommended knowing some of the language before I got there. So I have 28 days to jam pack my brain with as much Swahili as possible. It's weird, because sometimes (for fun) I try to translate stuff that I'm thinking into Spanish. Hopefully in Tanzania I won't by default, talk to them in half-Spanish, half broken-Swahili jibberish. People say that Swahili is relatively easy to learn. From what I've seen, the language uses the same alphabet characters and letter-sound correlation. So if I see a word, I should be able to pronounce it correctly by reading it. Phew. Back in the day, I thought Swahili was the African language with the click noises, but it's not. Bummer.

So far I only know 3 things in Swahili:
1. Jambo=Hello
2. Ndiyo=Yes
3. Rafiki=Friend (Yes, like Rafiki the monkey in Lion King!!!)

Anyways, I will be sure to update you on any new and exciting happenings.

p.s. Isn't the new layout so cute???