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...Believed to have been born in 1974 on the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar...
...FRIDAY: After checking in at one of the many luxury villas available in the area (see a selection at www.elitehavensbali.com), catch the sunset at Zanzibar Restaurant, tel: (62-361) 733 527. The restaurant, with an open terrace overlooking the beach, takes its Mediterranean décor to heart, offering an Italian-themed menu with a focus on fresh fish and locally grown vegetables. Try the salad of roast pumpkin, feta cheese and poached egg followed by the tuna carpaccio with avocado. After dinner, head for the Mannekepis bar, tel: (62-61) 847 5784, which pumps out Belgian beer and great...
...Friends were hard to come by in Zanzibar. I was teaching in a conservative Muslim coastal village, and my neighbors were understandably distrustful of young foreigners. In an effort to adapt and fit in, I started to wear floor-length skirts and multiple shawls and to avoid speaking with my male students outside of class. One day, I passed by a store selling full-body hijabs and thought, “I really want one of those...
...Instead, you would serve your host country and yourself better by being respectably different, so that the cultural exchange goes both ways. Don’t step out in shorts in Zanzibar, but don’t act like you’ve been tying a hijab since middle school either. It’s not so bad to be foreign...
Pulsating music animates the gyrating bodies at this waterfront locale. Zanzibar is multicultural in every way: a cosmopolitan clientele and worldly sounds. Choose your groove: the first floor theme is Americana and the second is Diaspora. The VIP lounge, Sky Club, will be for the seriously swanky this inauguration. For a breather, leap onto the outdoor deck for a change of pace - inhale the still, January air and appreciate the luminous Potomac aglow under a dimmed night...