Golden Tulip Dar Es Salaam

... hot bus for a while, finally deciding to get out and stroll after putting on scarves to wrap our bare shoulders. Earlier in the day we had taken pictures out the truck windows and people had hidden their faces, yelling furiously. Heini mentioned that some people felt their souls were being stolen when their picture was taken, so of course after that we either didn't take pictures of people or we did so at a distance so that they didn’t ...

hey all<br><br>by the way congrats to all for exam results sory couldnt be there!!!! pat yourself on your back whatever you got 2 years of effort worth it!!! <br><br>todday was such an amzing day!!!!!!!!!<br><br>after such a hectic drive yesterdday from Arusha down to Dar the capital of Tanzania a 12 hour ride with only a few stops but passing mount Kili!! was pretty cool but so cloudy cant see it. (A lot of people come to these parts to ...

... in a truck that had not been properly cleaned on its return to Nairobi. After some discussion I volunteered to cook the meal and others helped clean the inside of the truck and others cleaned the utensils. This was not our job but a few of us were determined the cleaning needed doing. Later in the evening it was evident our driver could not do an early drive so we all agreed he needed to recover and we put off our leaving for another day. So we booked the hut for a 2nd ...

... Being just a couple kilometers away from the past week's bomb explosions, I was able to hear the local account of the disastrous impact that it had on the families of that area as they lost their homes and livelihood. The conclusion was nonchalant: "This is Tanzania, we are all suffering." --A surprising comment to come from what I viewed as one of the most stable countries in East Africa. Maybe there is more to this country that I could have ever imagined.

... and begin a thourough inquisition. Licence, insurance, destination, purpose, safety triangles, first aid kit...we were able to satisfy all of the above requirements then we got hit with 'fire extinguisher'...what the?? Ahh no sorry sir but we are not carrying one of those, how remiss of us. A rueful shake of the head and a 'I don't want to do this, but its for your own safety...that is an offence' A fine is the only way to show that the Tanzanian police force does really ...

... Moments later there was a loud bang as a beige Landcruiser hit us from behind at speed and left the road slamming headlong into the cyclist! The local villagers who had this started converging on the scene instantly. This didnt look good. The cyclist appeared to be alive, but the occupants of the cruiser probably very wiser left the scene as the crowd stole the cyclists wares! Unable to get any sense from another Police officer who had ...

So we decided to throw our host dadas and kakas a halloween trick-o-treat-ing party and had them dress up in fun costumes from aeound the house. We arranged to visit 5 of our host family houses and bought a ton of candy for the kids! I don't know that they fully understood ...

... the girls and I went to class 5 to teach them English.  At break time, Matilda spoken to us about helping the school, she kept telling the others how wonderful I was even though they had done the same jobs as me! Matilda asked me and Laura to go to the bank in Posta and put some money in.  Instead of going on the taxi, we went on a Dalla dalla (which is like a bus). Laura and I got in and we laughed all the way because we felt claustrophobic (squashed).  I had to stand ...

... one building, teaching parents some Swahili sign language, sport, etc. The girls finally arrived at 12ish. I showed them around the school and they were happy to help me. The kids taught us some sign language again and the girls always got so confused! Afterwards, we went back to the convent and had supper. We spoke for a bit then we went to bed! 02/09 &amp; 03/09 - Went to school, spent 2 hours with the boy with Down syndrome and taught class 6B some English ...

Got a taxi to the White Sands Hotel in the morning and checked in. I'd booked a dive at the dive centre there. Set off right away. Kitted up and set off with four local divers who were doing their PADI course. Set off in a twin engined rib. One outboard wouldn't start so after beating the battery terminal with a pipe for a while (we've all done that!) he dismantled the engine and ...