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Greetings from Kili, (ok so I'm not actually climbing kili but it's been gorgeous and clear lately so I've had some wonderful views of the mountain). I have to say alot has happened since I last wrote. Number one, the internet hasn't been working, number two, the phone hasn't been working,...

permalink written by  Laura Collins on October 15, 2008 from Moshi, Tanzania
from the travel blog: My Adventure in Tanzania

Week 2.5

Hello all, So I don't know where I left off, but I know I have to say a happy belated birthday to karen! Yaya for that! 22! Alright, so it's all still good here, it rained this week in the mornings and I have to say it turned into a mud pit. The dust is hard to take but the mud just...

permalink written by  Laura Collins on October 9, 2008 from Moshi, Tanzania
from the travel blog: My Adventure in Tanzania

Tanzania is going strong!

Alright, so everything is going well over here. We've had a few days off from placement lately so it's been nice. On Wednesday we had a field trip and all us "new" volunteers were taken on a cultural Chagga day. Chagga and Masai are the two original tribes of the region. We went and saw the...

permalink written by  Laura Collins on October 4, 2008 from Moshi, Tanzania
from the travel blog: My Adventure in Tanzania

Mzungus on Safari!

Hello to you all, Thanks so much for the comments, I love to get them, they made my day. And I hate to tell you it's not raining or cold here, it's gorgeous, but it did spit a little bit yesterday, no big deal. So I have to say today is awesome -the internet is working at the house and my...

permalink written by  Laura Collins on September 30, 2008 from Moshi, Tanzania
from the travel blog: My Adventure in Tanzania

Jambo! Mambo?

Well well well, I think it is about time I told you all that I made it here safely. No need to worry. Hakuna Matata! I arrived on Saturday night and one of our drivers Peter met me at the airport. The homebase in Karanga, a village about a 20 minute drive from Moshi, is gorgeous and the...

permalink written by  Laura Collins on September 23, 2008 from Moshi, Tanzania
from the travel blog: My Adventure in Tanzania

Stone Town

I have a cold, fear of malaria rattles my brain, but i am sure it is, just a cold. We have entered Stone Town and are staying at Karibu Inn, Our room is accommodating, however it also feels like we have been put in a jail cell or asylum of some sort. Barred windows look at cement walls. To...

permalink written by  crAsh13 on October 1, 2007 from Stone Town, Tanzania
from the travel blog: East Africa in 2007

Tanzania

Tanzania! First stop Arusha. The land of the Genocide tribunals and UN development projects. We went on a camel ride and I have bruises to prove that I am a bad ass and rode that camel like a champ. Stayed one night with snakes and crocodiles and then headed to the Ngorogoro Crater. 130km...

permalink written by  crAsh13 on September 24, 2007 from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
from the travel blog: East Africa in 2007

Ngorogoro Crater

Our first stop in Tanzania was Arusha and the Ngorongoro Crater. Background: The Crater is a volcano that imploded on itself. It is actually the world's largest volcanic caldera; which is when a volcano caves in after an eruption. It is 610 meters deep and 260 sq km. This allows for a...

permalink written by  crAsh13 on September 18, 2007 from Arusha, Tanzania
from the travel blog: East Africa in 2007

African Child Care at its Best

Its hard to believe that our volunteer time in Bagamoyo is actually up… Last weekend we ventured into Dar es Salaam for some shopping and to stock up with junk food….We went to the famous Kariakoo market, which turned out to be one of those African overcrowded markets you see on TV!!...

permalink written by  jem_gret on January 29, 2007 from Bagamoyo, Tanzania
from the travel blog: East Africa and beyond....

into the unknown

First of all, we are really sorry about photos vanishing off our previous posts...some reason they are not working....the blog maker is onto it for gret, but hang in with us if there is shortage of photos!! So with Zanzibar and safari behind us, we started our volunteer placement… We met...

permalink written by  jem_gret on January 10, 2007 from Bagamoyo, Tanzania
from the travel blog: East Africa and beyond....

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