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Stories about coffee. From farms and farmers to cafés and the simple ritual of making coffee.

  • October 16, 2024

Celebrating #NyerereDay with Coffee

Coffee is one of the most consumed beverages globally after tea and water. Having been born into coffee, I have a long history with it—good and bad, but combined, they make an excellent relationship. So, obviously, with each relationship, it gets better with age, and mine with coffee is not exceptional.  This is why, almost…

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  • October 16, 2024
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  • June 7, 2024

Evans: Kahawa Studio = #KahawaMtaani

Evans is a 33-year-old father of two boys, ages 4 and 1. He lives in Dar with his wife and a business partner of two years, but they have been together for more than seven years. I met Evans in September 2021, drawn by tweets about cosy coffee shops graced with many plants. I’m always…

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  • June 7, 2024
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  • November 6, 2023

Brewing Dreams: Isaya’s Journey with Enzi Coffee

Enzi Coffee

It is 2:42 p.m. as I step into Enzi Coffee. Located just beside Victoria Filling Station, where the speakers unfailingly fills the air with gospel music. I find that soothing. As I enter the coffee shop, my eyes lock on Isaya behind the counter. A warm smile spreads across his face as he spots me,…

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  • November 6, 2023
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A lover of book, coffee and plants. Living in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania sharing her simple life!

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Slow Living in Tanzania - Books, coffee, home ✨️
Columnist @thecitizentz

I’ve been thinking about how I sometimes move thro I’ve been thinking about how I sometimes move through things without really paying attention.

The trees, the water, the food. The things that hold everything together.

Today felt like a good day to notice a bit more.

Happy Earth Day 🌍

#EarthDay2026 #SlowLiving #MindfulLiving #NatureMoments
Caught my review in print today over coffee. ☕️✨ Caught my review in print today over coffee. ☕️✨

Just kidding, it’s always out on Tuesdays in The Citizen newspaper. Today’s review: Selling to Informal Markets by Farayi Ziswa.
How I ease into my workday ☕️ . . #handgrinder # How I ease into my workday ☕️
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#handgrinder 
#coffeeathome☕️
Who gets to decide that the life you are living is Who gets to decide that the life you are living is a good one? The correct one?

Weeks after I finished The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy, I am still trying to answer that question.

In my review, I talk about how I think about death and what kind of feeling it will leave behind.

This year, I want to read books that push me to question how I live and help me change some beliefs.
You sit by the sea. You drink coffee. You read. O You sit by the sea.

You drink coffee. You read. Or pretend to read as you admire the sea and wonder how far it goes. You invite intrusive thoughts while at it (IYKYK). Then you go back to actually reading and drinking your now cold coffee, because you left it alone for too long. But you don’t want to give it up.

You admire the sunset. You think about how grateful you are to be part of nature.

You pay your bill and go back to your little home that you love so much. You go to bed. The end 🤣✨️

Anyway, my current book is interesting. It is changing how I see marketing. It is more than just selling. It is a way of understanding the world better.
Are you living the way you think you should? Maybe Are you living the way you think you should?
Maybe yes. Maybe not.

That is yours to answer.

The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy asks you to sit with it. It is unsettling. It is necessary.

My favourite quote: “Can it be that I have not lived as one ought?” Suddenly came into his head. “But how not so, when I've done everything as it should be done?”

A review and video coming soon. I would love to hear your thoughts.
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It’s just a book until it starts feeling a little It’s just a book until it starts feeling a little too familiar.
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