What?! You've never heard of Tanga?

Most people have either never heard of Tanzania or know little about it. So, I have compiled a rough guide so I don't have to see any more blank looks when I say I'm going to Tanzania. No more embarrassment.

Rough Guide to Tanga, Tanzania(my future home):

GEOGRAPHY

• Located right near Kenyan border on the Indian Ocean

• Or, for those of you who need the zoom out photo:

CITY

• About 200,000 people (I picture Puerto Vallarta: port town, some richer lots of poor, dirty but livable... Tanga will probably have less resorts and no Mexicans)
• The city is lined by mangroves on the coast

See, its kinda like PV

ECONOMY

• All the guide books describe Tanga as a city of "decaying decadence"
• Was a booming port city, specializing in sisal (what they used to make rope from)
• Economy collapsed around WWII because nylon ran the sisal farms out of business

PEOPLE

• African, Black, Adorable

I can't wait!