TANZANIA | Tuesday, 24 Aug 2010 | Views [302]
So I'm sure everyone knows by now that we've returned home safely... I've been working hard to get my thousands of pictures organized and I finally created an album of my favorite photos from the trip. It was difficult to pick and I got a bit lazy with ... Read more >
TANZANIA | Tuesday, 10 Aug 2010 | Views [362] | Comments [1]
So I don't have much time but I wanted to do an update -- it will probably be my last one before I get home! But Zanz was AMAZING... we tried to search for jobs while we were there but no one wanted to hire us :(. It was definitely a tourist destination ... Read more >
TANZANIA | Sunday, 1 Aug 2010 | Views [754]
Hi everyone,
Today is a lazy Sunday so I have had some time to look around on the internet and I found a link to the orphanage I volunteer at. Here it is: http://www.gloriousorphanage.com/home. Someone who had volunteered there created it and it's ... Read more >
TANZANIA | Wednesday, 28 Jul 2010 | Views [2449]
So today I have a bit of time but not a lot to write about so I thought I would post the "random things about Arusha" that I've been keeping in my journal. First an update on my life --- I've grown really accustomed to living here and things ... Read more >
TANZANIA | Monday, 26 Jul 2010 | Views [376]
Pole sana, but this will be a rather disjointed update. I will try to organize it as best I can! First, some updates on my volunteer placement. We spent last week in the "intellectually impaired" wing of Patandi. It was okay... the kids ... Read more >
TANZANIA | Monday, 19 Jul 2010 | Views [776]
So yesterday was our visit to the Maasai village! Sonny, a guard at the volunteer house here in Arusha, generously offered to take like 15 of us to see his home. It was so neat and I'm so grateful I got to see the Maasai culture this way instead of ... Read more >
TANZANIA | Friday, 16 Jul 2010 | Views [331]
hi everyone!! i'm so glad i get to give an update; the internet is being unbelievably slow today! so i've been in tanzania for over a week now and living in arusha for a little bit... it's so nice to feel like i'm figuring this town out. today emily ... Read more >
TANZANIA | Wednesday, 14 Jul 2010 | Views [390] | Comments [3]
hi everyone! i figured i would give you a little bit of an idea what arusha is like... even though i've been here for only a week! it's very hard to explain... and we can't take any pictures so hopefully i'll kind of be able to give you an idea! ... Read more >
TANZANIA | Wednesday, 14 Jul 2010 | Views [482] | Comments [2]
mambo everyone!! i am back in arusha after an AMAZING safari... it was so so awesome. it began on a bit of a rocky start as emily and i are not quite used to living on "tanzanian time"... our guide showed up an hour and a half late to pick ... Read more >
TANZANIA | Wednesday, 7 Jul 2010 | Views [416] | Comments [2]
i'm quickly writing this update from a cafe in arusha --- don't have much time because we're about to get picked up to go to meet our host family! it's been a loooong three days of traveling but we're doing great. driving 7 hours through kenya was very ... Read more >