self.d-struct.org » outpost http://self.d-struct.org Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:49:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 A place to lay your head http://self.d-struct.org/75/a-place-to-lay-your-head http://self.d-struct.org/75/a-place-to-lay-your-head#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:21:11 +0000 Chris Gansen http://self.d-struct.org/?p=75 While in Arusha I am staying at the Outpost Lodge. It’s small compound of guesthouses with a swimming pool, decent restaurant, and a well-stocked bar. Most importantly, it’s got wifi covering the public grounds. Three days in I’ve established a nice routine where I’ll return from work at IAA, unload my pack in my room, and grab a beer by the pool. Suddenly Tanzania doesn’t seem so foreign and rough after all.

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The room itself is decently appointed. The bed is soft, but smells incredibly musty, a byproduct of hot, humid days in the rainy season. The water is hot when it has to be, and the toilet works with minimal fuss. There’s a nice porch out front, incidentally that is where I sit typing this, which makes for a nice place to sit out the afternoon rainstorms.

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The restaurant and café are unremarkable, but reliable. I’ve sample all varieties of nyama choma they offer: goat, lamb, and beef. I was hoping for more local fare, but it’s solidly Western in its focus. Tonight we’re heading out as a team to dinner for the first time. It is certain to be an interesting experience.

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