December 14-15 weekend - back in Arusha for my swahili class Wow - I've been so remiss in writing this week. It's been busy and good. Though the honeymoon is starting to end I still am enjoying myself. I decided to go to the office (nilikwenda ofisi) for one day - Monday (jumatatu) and then spend the rest of the week in Arusha. My office is in M...

Mit dem Scandinavian Bus verlassen wir Dar es Salaam. Ziel ist Arusha im Norden Tanzanias. Kurz vor unserer Ankunft entdecken wir vom Bus aus den schneebedeckten Gipfel des Kilimanjaro. Mit 5896 m ist der Kilimanjaro der hoechste Berg Afrikas. Eine Besteigung kostet um die 1000 US Dollar. Wir begnuegen uns mit dem Anblick. Von Arusha aus starten...

Wednesday, Emma & I got to visit the War Tribunal for the Rwandan Genocide. It was great...we got to see a trial of 4 men who were government officials at the time of the genocide. They were accused of/charged with conspiracy to commit genocide, allowing genocide, and a bunch of other stuff. The witness, who was also accused of the same crim...

Jambo friends and family! We spent Dec 19th in Dar es Salaam. This is a huge city that hasn't a very good reputation. I searched all my guide books and there wasn't anything redeeming to say expect for it was one of the oldest cities in Tanzania,ie. this is where the slave trade started. Hmmm. Not a very good claim to fame. And even that claim s...

Getting in to a taxi is often a great way to hear new and local music, or to see what international music is permeating the culture. I often end up chatting to the drivers about their favourite music, but today I was amazed. Housed in a see-through plastic sleeve, an innocent enough CD. But what I don't really like to think about is what came be...

Hello everyone, So this past week I have spent on the side of Mt. Kilimanjaro. As many of you know it was one of my life long dreams to hike this mountain. It started out as a small thing my first year teaching. The special education teacher working in my class introduced me on the first day of school as a world traveller. He told the students t...

Hi Everyone again. Thank you everyone for your emails and comments. This last 2 weeks have flown by and once again I am going to dinner to celebrate one of the volunteers 70th birthday - you are never toooooo old. She is a beautiful lady with special qualities. well I returned to work the day after I last blogged to the screaming chant from all ...

I've arrived in Tanzania and it is finally time to start work after a four month holiday - it'll be a little different to sitting in front of a laptop from 9 to 5 though so I'm not too bothered. I got to Dar Es Salaam on Tuesday afternoon, hangover gone, dripping with sweat. I'd forgotten in the 14 months since I was last here that it is serious...

Back in Arusha, we checked into the Moivaro Coffee Lodge, which was a slight step up from the Ilboru. Here we spent a day unwinding and repacking our things for the flight home. We also had a chance to head back into Arusha town and do some last minute tschkoche shopping and in a few hours I had stocked up on enough T-shirts, wooden figurines an...

There are times when you are reminded why you travel. Some places just have this feel, this vibe that just jumps out and grabs you by the you know whats and won't let go. Not all places have this. Hell, very few do. The Serengetti has it. If you ever have the opportuntiy to safari in the Serengetti, do not miss it! Seeing the sites here is what ...