Tok litt tid før jeg fikk sove i går. Den mislykka samtalen fra i går surret om og om igjen i hodet mitt. Den gikk omtrent slik:

- Hello?
- Hello, my name is Helga. I am a norwegian master student from Norway. I..
- Hello? (samtalen avbrutt, Helga ringer opp på nytt).
- Hello?
- Hello, my name is Helga. I am a norwegian master student from Norway. XXX directed me to talk with you, she said that you might help.
- No, she didn’t! hAHHA
- Sorry?
- Hahaha
- I am a student from Norway. I am planning to do my fieldwork in Marangu, and now I am trying to get contact with the Marangu teachers College. XXX said that you might help me?
- (noe uforståelig)’
- Sorry?
- (noe uforståelig, jeg begynner å lure om han snakker et annet språk, og briefer med mine nylærte swahili kunnskaper
- Wewe wafahamo kiingereza? (forstår du engelsk?)
- Yes, no I dont understand english, not very much
- Well, you speak english now?
- Masse bakgrunnsstøy
- i am sorry, dlvjfxkvndfkjvndfv, I dont think I can help you askjdfkjflkgngl
- Hello?
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- So you might not help me, ok. Maybe it will be easier if you talk to XXX about me?
- dmfndfkjgng
(samtale avbrutt). Jeg ringte ikke opp igjen.

Ok, det gikk ikke så bra. Kanskje kunne jeg selv også gjort noe annerledes. Men for at dere ikke skal miste helt trua på meg, vil jeg også legge ved deler av mailen jeg fikk i går:

Sisi hatujambo kabisa Helga dear.

Iam happy that we can now communicate through internate.

Iam a family father of five children, three doughters and two boys, living in a small farm of bananas, beans and maize, with a variety of vegetables and fruits, with bees around the house, fortunately stingless bees, on XXXX of mt. Kilimanjaro, XX km, from mount Kilimanjaro forest reserve.

In this farm we have a little house where we call home and live with our children plus few children with social problems as a contribution to the community.

We always welcome anybody from all over the world so we can learn from them and get friends. I like friends. And you can stay with us as long as you wish.

You are most welcome and feel free to ask anything you would like to know Helga. Sometimes I help friends like you to arrange a tour to serengeti too or to Kilimanjaro during their stay.

I hope I have emptied myself out for you so you can understand us better.

Welcome Helga.

Kwaheri binti Helga.
Wako
XXX na Familia.