So after months of trying to reach someone, I finally spoke to the someone at the Institute for Kiswahili and Foreign languages. Apparently, everything was set up for me weeks ago, but there was some e-mail mixup.
Anyway, I've learned where I'll likely be staying. Called Michenzani ("New City"), it's a network of pre-fabricated concrete apartments designed by the East Germans in the 60s and early 70s - an attempt to show the power of Socialism in Zanzibar.
This is a picture I've frequently come across in my research of the area. (I'll get my own ones up soon.)
Anyway, I've learned where I'll likely be staying. Called Michenzani ("New City"), it's a network of pre-fabricated concrete apartments designed by the East Germans in the 60s and early 70s - an attempt to show the power of Socialism in Zanzibar.This is a picture I've frequently come across in my research of the area. (I'll get my own ones up soon.)
