Ujamaa Hostel Arusha

... is all I did! After we were done in the Crater we headed to the top of it to have our packed lunch. This was quite the experience on its own. About 10 seconds after I took my sandwich out of the tuperware, a hawk swooped down and grabbed it out of my hands!! lol It was the craziest thing ever!! It's wing hit Den in the head. Nutso.
From the Crater though we had a long drive to get to the Serengeti. The road was bumpy, dusty, windy, and rainy, and it totally puts the ...

... headed to moshi and seen mt kilimanjaro.... would love to climb it.... but current fitness level is at an all time low.... so hopefully next time!

So only 6 more week then I'm home.... I am actually really really looking forward to coming home.... especially seeing all the new babies!!!

sorry this is short, love to everyone... I'm so sorry for the lack of individual communication. I think of you all lots ad miss you all lots!

baadaye (see you soon)
shona

... too good so managed to keep all that I brought with me result!!.
Was met with 2 of the guys who run a broader view (company I went with) nelson and ben and they took me to the orphanage only 40 min drive so not bad at all, is on the slopes of mount meru and on the bumpiest road I have been on yet you do get the I am well done now feeling driving over it. When I arrived at the orphanage was met by Joyce the women who runs matunda with her husband kayaa. Only ...

hey all just got back from the serengeti world hertitage national park site!!! the most beautiful biome and place ive ever been to on this trip and i suppose in my life so far!!! it was gorgeous and it beat my expecations!!!! got up early on sunday had awesome brekkie!!! i put tent down trust me harder and more complicated then putting up, but hey 5 weeks i'll get ace by the end!! met some new two newbies steph and james, placed into safari truck groups, with jess, jen, james, Chris ...

Je suis enfin arrive apres une journee de bus a Arusha. Premiere impression, il fait froid et on sent l altitude (1300m). Le Kilimandjaro est vraiment joli a voir de loin, il est vraiment tentant de le grimper tout comme le Mt Meru. Ainsi que de bon safari notamment dans un cratere ou la faune est concentre (Ngogorogo) et bien sur le fameux serengeti. Malheureusement tout se paye et fort cher.

... Mama Anna's fresh passion fruit juice from her yard. And, I had a hot dog for breakfast. Awesome. Explanation: Tanzanians call hot dogs sausages, so when you think about it that way, not so weird because Americans eat sausages for breakfast.

Time to go to school, will update about this past weekend more when I get the chance. But I am rejuvenated and alive now that I actually got a non-Valium induced sleep last night. YES!

... modernization of the city. Every so often, we would see a person/dog just trekking on the side of the road and we would pass small villages (and I mean small) which were evident by the road side shops (or Dukas). We also passed Nkoranga, where we would spend some time later in our trip at their hospital, leprosy home, HIV clinic and CCF. As we came into Arusha town, we passed the United Nation’s Tribunal Building where they are STILL having trials ...

... pasta which was so good and so worth the extra money - definitely not as good as penne ala vodka I've been craving, but still better than the usual rice and beans.

We had plans to go out on Thursday night so we had checked in to stay at Centre House again. They definitely love our business there. After dinner we stopped at the store to pick up some beer and wine to drink before heading out to Mwingu night club. We saw a bottle of wine called "Jewine" - awesome ...

... were unable to spot any badgers or armadillos. On the drive back Lindsay wouldn't stop listening to jingle cats - a band made up completely of cats and their little meows. Either that or Jamie kept setting her ipod to it each and every time she put it down... who knows. Could have been the badgers. Suzy Q came out with comment of the day asking if anyone had read that book "Dinner with Mugabe" pronounced "Mug-a-bee". Funny. Trip back was good, but long. Arrived back at Snake ...