Today we went to the US Embassy with the Kenyons and the Trees. We went to have lunch and to register as citizens living in Tanzania. That is so in case of an emergency they can contact us with information. It was amazing how getting behind that wall made it seem just like we were back in the USA. The grounds were like the Capitol or some other public building, the insides and the equipment were like the US. We saw our first drinking fountain since leaving home. Oh how we take things for granted. In front of the Embassy is a monument with the names of people who died in an attack on the Embassy in 1998. The building is in a completely different place now, because at the time of the attack it was right against the road. Now it is far from the road with parking and much grass and landscaping. The whole area is behind a high concrete wall with much security. The picture attached is in front of a memorial door inside the Embassy. It is made of Zanzibar wood. It was fun to go there and feel a bit closer to home for a few hours.
2 comments:
I am so glad you go to have a bit of the U.S. in your day. It is too bad that you can't go there whenever you want. There's no place like home.
I think it's funny you were kicking it with the Kenyons and the Trees. :)
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