Ali and Me Snorkeling by the Docks in Zanzibar

In 2012 on my second return visit to Zanzibar in 26 years I met my friend Ali. In the late 1979 to 1981 I was a Peace Corps volunteer in Zanzibar. I met Ali while strolling through the narrow streets of Malindi in Unguja, Zanzibar. We instantly became friends and were truly like brothers. His mother became my mother away from home. His friends became my friends. We did almost everything together while I was living on the island. Good friends are a rare jewel.