My Journal

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 though... I saw more mzungu there than I have in my whole time in Tanzania!  We arrived and spent a couple days in Stone Town, which was seriously awesome.  I have never seen water that beautiful, and combined with the Middle Eastern architecture/influence it was beautiful!  There were tons of old boats (called dhows) dotting the coast and palaces from when Omani sultans ruled.  However, Zanzibar is 97% Muslim, so we walked around the city for about two hours searching for SOMEWHERE that could serve us a drink (that didn't cost 12,000 Tsh)... at least we got to see the area!  After Stone Town we made our way to Nungwi, on the northern tip of Zanz.  It's known for being the only area in Zanz that has any kind of nightlife, so we had a good time there.  We also went on a sunset cruise on a dhow for a little over $5... well worth it! It was gorgeous!  The day we meant to spend on the beach in Nungwi was overcast and raining so we went to our next destination early and were so glad we did -- it was so beautiful!  It was a small hotel in between two larger cities (Paje and Jambiani) so it was pretty much isolated.  We had a whole house to ourselves, and we saw maybe 5 other people total on our beach.  We went snorkeling there and it was so great.  The water was so awesome and I got to see all my friends from Finding Nemo and Ocean Lotto.  I could have probably spent 10 hours snorkeling, but we had to go back after a couple because of the tides.  It was so cool, I wish I had bought an underwater camera!  We made lots of friends and had some good seafood... all in all, an amazing trip.  All five of us have decided that our honeymoons will consist of climbing Kilimanjaro and then relaxing in Zanzibar... perfect, right?  We were sad we had to leave but are busy finishing everything up in our last week in Arusha... we have lots to do!  I forgot if I had already mentioned, but Emily and I decided to use Peter's fundraised money to install bathroom doors at the orphanage we help at, and they came today!  They are beautiful; I was expecting crappy pieces of wood but they are awesome doors!  We're going to paint them white tomorrow and then have the kids do colored handprints all over them... hopefully it will liven the place up a bit!  Lots to do in these last few days, but I will be home soon! Baadaye!