Background: Shortly after independence, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule came to an end in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and popular opposition have led to two contentious elections since 1995, which the ruling party won despite international observers' claims of voting irregularities.
May 4th 2008Africa » Tanzania » East » Dar es Salaam hey,
i was having breakfast this morning, while everyone else was having lunch, and i was eating my rice with a fork. an old woman in a suit sat down at my table because there are no personal boun ... [full story]
May 2nd 2008Africa » Tanzania » East » Dar es Salaam the head nun of the YMCA told me never to trust a man from the street,
i'm not sure because i met hassan on the street. i have decided to
continue on continuing on the way i have been, trusting good ... [full story]
May 2nd 2008Africa » Tanzania » East » Dar es Salaam i am a sucker,
yesterday was may day, here in dar es salaam, whatever that means and it meant that the internet shop here at the YMCA was closed along with just about every business in town. the e ... [full story]
April 29th 2008Africa » Tanzania » East » Dar es Salaam
now i am back in dar es salaam and by no reasonable means. everything happened all at once yesterday in one long wild second. the time came to go and i went with solid water coming from the sky, no ... [full story]
April 2nd 2008Africa » Tanzania » East » Dar es Salaam I'd been looking forward to, and counting down, Jackie and Lesley's visit for months! It had finally arrived! I was excited all day during school, and kept checking my email to make sure they didn't ... 10 photos[full story]
April 13th 2008Africa » Tanzania » East » Dar es Salaam Wenn man in touristischen Gebieten ist, wird man staendig wegen irgendwelcher Souveniers, Ausfluegen und/oder taeglichen Bedarfsmitteln angehauen. Jeder will dir was verkaufen und teilweise sehr aufdr ... [full story]
April 12th 2008Africa » Tanzania » East » Dar es Salaam gestern Morgen sind wir per Nachtfaehre wieder in Daressalaam eingetroffen. Mit Schlafen wie auch mit Schaukeln (die Faehre war groesser war groesser und langsamer) war nicht so viel. Letztendlich kam ... [full story]
April 2nd 2008Africa » Tanzania » East » Dar es Salaam Jean und Anita
Im Nachhinein war es sehr gut, dass wir ungewollt verlaengerten Aufenthalt in tabora hatten, da wir so Jean und Anita kennenlernten.
Sie stammen aus Suedafrika und haben sich seit ... [full story]
April 2nd 2008Africa » Tanzania » East » Dar es Salaam so, da haben wir grad mal wieder Internet-gelegenheit, das ist ja nett. auch sehr nett, alle Geburtstagsgruesse zu lesen!! Vielen herzlichsten, und besten Dank euch allen!!! es war auch sehr nett im Z ... [full story]
March 30th 2008Africa » Tanzania » East » Dar es Salaam Born on December 4, 2007, Kiboko joined my family here in Dar Es Salaam on Easter Sunday! She was the biggest of her litter, and thus earned the name Kiboko, Kibo for short. She is a Jack Russell- m ... 4 photos[full story]
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