Ten ways to know Tanzania is seeping into your subconscious:
1. The sight of a 20-liter bucket perched on a stool by the side of the road makes you salivate (obviously there must be delicious fried food for sale inside)
2. When a guest comes over, you immediately abandon him so you can prepare a meal or at least some chai
3. You sweep the dirt outside your house to keep it nice and clean
4. Elbows and determination are more important at the store than lines
5. You refuse to eat bananas before they’ve been washed
6. You feel uncomfortable leaving the house in pants, and shorts would be almost as bad as going naked (for girls anyway)
7. A kissing noise makes you automatically run to get out of the way (of someone on a bike with no bell)
8. You chop vegetables in your hand, and chop them really, really tiny
9. When kids come running at you with dirty hands outstretched, instead of fleeing, you bow down so they can touch your head (respectful way of greeting)
10. You turn down wedding proposals by telling the guys they don’t have enough livestock to satisfy your parents

And a good indicator that the Southern Highlands are affecting you is that you can’t give a handshake without bending your knees (the curtsey is something I’m going to have to work to kick).