Country Info
- Dar es Salaam
- Capital
- Tanzanian Shilling (TZS)
- Currency
- 36,232,074
- Population
- TZ
- Country Code
Iringa
Travel Blogs from Iringa, Tanzania
Ludewa goes on tour with Dance 4 Life
... . We ourselves managed to hitch down a similar truck again after about an hours walk. You never have an uneventful journey in Tanzania, never! Asha's placement was not the best, with only a total of 300 people in her school and a tiny village who ...
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I'm back in town again due to more confusion from SPW TZ - I was told that there would be a monthly meeting this weekend, but it was changed to next week at the last minute, by which time I was already in town. But I'm going to stay for a few days ...
One week in the wilderness. (Jake kama Cake)
... was the village I was hoping before I came. After a long bumpy ride (ten hours) from Iringa we finally jumped gratefully from the bus with very soar bums and itching penis', desperate for a piss, we then ...
Week 5- Training and Partnership Selection!
Week 5 I defiantly cant believe that a month is over.... It feels like a really strange holiday and im really looking forward to getting into the village and starting the real work! Week 5 wasn't really all that eventful class wise, we just did a ...
18th Birthday in TZ
Just a quick one for now. My 18th on Saturday was insane. Starting off with class until 2:30pm as usual, though we had a project in pairs going to random places, and asking for info in Swahili. Krista and I got sent to bus station which was fun. ...
Nyanyembe - planning
... meetings, the Sports League (SL) and so on. However, waiting for our support teachers in the schools to be trained in Iringa to begin the Classroom Peer Education Training, we were unable to begin properly in schools. Nonetheless, Anitha and I decided to ...
Week 4- The Baptist Centre
... in aussie I would swear that he was on drugs. Problem is that he has taken a particular liking to me! Apparently ion Tanzania I am charming..... who would have thought! There must be something wrong with these people! Anyway he grabbed me by the hand ...
Things Ive loved about month ONE!!!
... oh and elephants too! 4)Drinking pineapple juice that mama has just squeezed wile I help Gloria with her homework 5)Bongo flava... Tanzania for some unknown reason trying to imitate American hip hop 6)Being driven home by baba in his semi trailer 7)On ...
Mmmm hot chocolate
... the whole day on the truck, as planned. Made the day go very quick. The farmhouse we stayed at for the last night in Tanzania made some delish hot chocolate, with a shot of "Wild Africa" - the African version of Baileys. I also, notably, had a hot ...
Persistance pays, Dr. Jake and a big snake!
Back in dirty, dusty Njombe on a slow internet again..... but hey its town and Ive just gorged myself on a big greasy chips kuku (chicken) and caught up on volunteer crack so Im feeling all good in the hood right now. After some crazily good party ...
Week 7- Final Training
... think it would be very hypocritical if he were allowed to stay but I get the feeling that nothing will come of it. We are in Tanzania now. Anyway that was about it for this week... oh except for the opening ceremony! How could I forget!! Ok well we had ...