Meet Kelly Yimo, a French digital nomad, social media influencer

By Anganile Mwakyanjala

Dar es Salaam. Do you love mishikaki or indulge yourself with some chips mayai from time to time when weight loss is not at the top of your worry list? If so, so do many tourists who visit Tanzania for safari and end up falling in love with our local cuisine.

A group of Tanzanian strangers she was traveling with went out of their way to make her feel at home as much as possible; they even spoke Kiswahili slowly so she could understand, and sometimes they would just speak in English so she could keep up and feel included in the conversation. “This is why I wanted to go on a trip and meet local people, the real Tanzanians speaking Kiswahili, so I could learn,” she continued. At the end of the journey, they became my friends, and I even took contacts with some of them, and we are still in touch,” she said. She asserted the known fact that Tanzanians are very welcome, and she had a chance to see that for herself. She was most amazed when she found that the camp they were staying in had a full-sized swimming pool in the middle of the wilderness, and the food was deliciously unforgettable.