Mambo, marafiki zangu! Habari za asubuhi? Habari za familia? Habari za Kiswahili? The choir of greetings that I hear on my walks to class or to the market has defined my time here in Tanzania, and I do not know if I am ready to return to silent strolls through Pittsburgh without yelling back, “Nzuri,…

Hamjambo? Jina langu ni Chris Matthews, but if you ask anyone that I’ve met in Tanzania, they would tell you that my name is Msafiri—traveler. I am a rising senior majoring in Linguistics and Italian pursuing a certificate in Transatlantic Studies with minors in Secondary Education, Quechua, and soon enough, Swahili. I am writing this…