For Jamaican civil engineer Simone Christie, living in Zanzibar is the result of a professional and personal journey that spans Jamaica, the United States, Southern Africa, and East Africa. Fahari Off the Grid offers Jamaican fusion cuisine shaped by Christie’s Jamaican roots and her years living and travelling across Africa and beyond. What’s Life Like in Zanzibar as a Jamaican? Living in southern Zanzibar, Christie says daily life moves at a noticeably slower pace than many urban centres. Life as a Jamaican in Zanzibar has generally been a positive experience, Christie says.