East African All Suite Hotel & Conference Centre Arusha

Hi!!!!<br> Wow!!! Since the last time I posted LOTS has happened!! I must start off by saying I LOVE game drives! I had the best time in the Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti. Our first game drive was in the Ngorongoro Crater, a world famous site good for seeing loads of wildlife. The animals are techincally trapped in the crater and cannot get out, so there are lots and they are pretty densley populated. We weren't even in the bottom of the crater and we had already seen ...

So... where am I... Arusha... it feels like a long time since I updated this, much has happened but then also not much has happened in terms of the usual crazy adventures and travels of Shona...<br><br>So the new class started about 6 weeks ago.... they are awesome... they are super super smart, they are keen keen keen and I think they think me an Mckenzie are slightly crazy. Mckenzie is a super cool gorgeous young teacher from portland and the two of us team teach the class most ...

... too good so managed to keep all that I brought with me result!!.<br>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 ...

... the red dust being in everything. Thankfully the truck supplied bed mattresses so we had bought bed roll mats in Nairobi for nothing (as we had been advised by the trip notes). These mattresses gave much more padding and comfort to a night in the tent. Tim had arranged the camp to supply us dinner as tomorrow morning we were going to the Serengeti on a safari for 2 nights with a different company as these days were a side trip and optional. The cooking therefore was to begin on our ...

... worth it.<br>3) I'm coming back to Africa...eventually.<br>4) I would definitely recommend GSC to anyone who's interested (HIV/AIDS program, not Sustainable Agriculture).<br>5) I think I may miss bucket baths.<br>6) I ****ing loved this.<br><br>See everyone next week!

... just much more liberal and informative because Charlotte and I refuse to censor any of the answers I give them (and I freaking hate teaching abstinence). Each of the schools has 80 kids, split into two classes. At the end of the two weeks, the kids even get a mini graduation ceremony where friends and family can come. They prepare art, songs, dances, and dramas to perform at their ceremony. <br><br>I love it, I love it, I love it. I was paired to work with Charlotte (who is ...

... 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&#8217;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.<br><br>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 ...

Well I have been getting around just great the first few days were tough mainly because I was almost on my own. It is quite a culture shock coming here the people are all friendly but you have to be careful I have learned. The first day I met a nice man around my hostel and he showed me around some then I find out that he has intentions of being my boyfriend haha. I am definitely ignoring him now, in Tanzania there is no dating there is just acquaintaince ...