You Tube Swahili Classes

So am thinking of recording Swahili lesson on You Tube for people who want to learn Swahili whilst not in Tanzania.
Have been having this idea for a long time...been collecting my courage to do it and i think i am finally ready to launch it :) especially now i am here with fast internet connection and computer with great sound system....

Soon i will have links for you to check them out.


~Cheers, Kai

Wi-Fi in Dar

There are not many places in Dar where you can find free wi-fi connections.
Until 2008, Kilimanjaro Hotel (Kempinski) Kivukoni Street,Downtown, used to have free wi-fi, you only had to buy drinks,coffee or sandwich and you can sit at their hotel lounge and surf the internet. Begining of this year, they started charging (awfully lot too) for wi-fi. The last time i checked it was 10USD for the day. I am not sure if they have increased/decreased the prices since then.

The university of Dar Es Salaam also has free wi-fi. The University of Dar es salaam is the oldest and biggest public university in Tanzania. It is situated on the western side of the city of Dar es salaam, occupying 1,625 acres on the observation hill, 13 kilometers from the city centre.
The Univeristy is between Mwenge and Ubungo, a km from Mwenge bus station heading to Ubungo/ Mlimani City shopping Mall. You can take a daladala from Mwenge bus stop that goes to Ubungo via Chuo and get off at UTAWALA(administration).

The University is large and there is supposedly wi-fi throughout the area but i would recommend sitting nearby the administration building or faculties.

Other than these two places, the other option for wi-fi is going to internet cafes across the city (there are so many of them everywhere) although not all of them are very fast.

Mlimani city internet cafe (funnily called Alpha dry cleaning) thats inside the shopping mall is quite fast..i would say the fastest i have been to albeit being more expensive than the other ones.

Shopping in Dar

In Dar we have local markets and the modern market (shopping malls)

The famous local market is Kariakoo.
Kariakoo is a very crowded and very busy market but with many items and products available for very low prices.
You can buy a range of products from Kanga, vitenge, hair products, food and lots of vegetables, kitchenry, furniture etc. Almost everything is available in Kariakoo if you are ready to walk a lot and to face the crowd.
To go to Kariakoo,, there is always a direct bus that goes there from either Mwenge bus stand, Ubungo Bus stand or Posta bus stand....
the bus should say...either Mwenge-Kariakoo, or Ubungo-Kariakoo or Posta-Kariakoo....and you would recognize the stop when you arrive by the amount of people or you can ask the conductor or fellow passenger to tell you when you arrive at the market.

Caution: There is a lot of pick pockets in Kariakoo so extreme caution is needed when going there. Leave all your valuable things at home and take only the amount of money you would need to spend. If possible,leave your cell phone at home as well.

We have one major shopping mall in Dar called-- MLIMANI CITY.

You would be able to buy almost everything you need at Mlimani City.
Prices at Mlimani are way higher priced than Kariakoo (this is coming from the stand point of a TAnzanian) but the environment is nicer and cleaner.
There is 2 big supermarkets, cloths stores, jewelry stores, pharmacy,laundry place, bars, coffee chops, fast food joints, cinema, bureau de change, photo studios etc......

Mlimani City is near the University of Dar Es Salaam. To get to Mlimani City by daladala you would need to get a bus to Mwenge bus stop, then from there you can either walk (10-15min) or you can take another daladala for 300 tshs to ubungo via chuo(udsm) and get off at the entrance of the mall (called mlimani city).