Som de fleste af jer ved rejser jeg den 5. januar fire måneder til Kenya og Tanzania. Den første måned i Kenya skal jeg bo på en pigeskole, hvor jeg blandt andet skal have undervisning i swahili. Den 1. februar går turen til Tanzanias hovedstad Dar es Salaam, her skal vi bo i en lille uge, og først den 7. februar kører vi ud til de byer vi skal leve i de følgende næsten 3 måneder(!) Jeg skal bo tæt på byen Tanga, som ligger 360 km nord fra Dar es Salaam sammen med en pige som hedder Anne-Sofie. Sammen skal [View Full Entry]

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Hello to all! We've had a VERY eventful past few days after returning from Moshi. Wednesday and Thursday afternoons were packed full of bonding time with our beloved girls at the orphanage, and on Wednesday evening Tom and I actually bopped over to Popetlal Secondary School to check out what we heard was a pretty vibrant Ultimate Frisbee culture here in Tanga, and we weren't disappointed! Such good fun just chilling with the locals and internationals who came out to play, and I even went again last night! Thursday and Friday mornings we volunteered at Burhani Primary School, a new privat [View Full Entry]

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What a day!!! Yesterday was a full day of festivities for Tanga's Rotary Club. First was the opening of a new footbridge for a school whose students were crossing a 50-foot ravine on a bridge made of wood and rope...incredible...then to the opening of the two new classrooms and a teachers' workroom at Majenga School, which was unbelievably powerful. The building is BEAUTIFUL! I can't wait to put up pictures of this new school area - it's crazy to see this shiny new building next to the old buildings (which, until now, were crammed with up to 170 students per classroom...granted, [View Full Entry]

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Finally! Another blog post. We've had some Internet problems...Tuesday night we didn't have a chance to update, and last night there was a brownout in the city, so our region of Tanga had no power. (It's Africa - we go with the flow :D) Our past few days have been absolutely phenomenal...our favorite memories have DEFINITELY taken place at The Stehmann House, which is the orphanage we work at each day. So far we have spent time with just the 19 girls, ages 7-22, and will meet the 12 boys tomorrow. We've spent about 5 hours with the girls each day, [View Full Entry]

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Mambo! We have finally arrived. We attempted to blog last night, and, in fact, had a full page written after an hour on what quite possibly was the slowest Internet connection since Reagan was in office when the connection decided to black out. And so we will only paraphrase our last few moments in Dubai... The highlight of our Saturday certainly was the surprise visit to the Rashid Government Hospital, where I discovered I am the proud carrier of a throat full of Tonsilitus! No worries, though - the nice doctor there prescribed medications and I've been taking them for a [View Full Entry]

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Tom and I are getting SO excited - we'll try to update this blog a few times a week while we're gone so all our beloved friends and supporters who have made this dream FINALLY become a reality can travel along with us :) [View Full Entry]

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Hello everyone, I'm home! I arrived back in the UK on Friday and am thoroughly enjoying Spring-time in Hereford so far. Really looking forward to catching up with you all soon. Take a look at where I spent the first 3 months of this year - there are 3 pages of photos here which I hope you enjoy! Laura xxx [View Full Entry]

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Hello! I have decided to write an update about my life here in Tanzania. Having had a bit of difficulty finding a computer that will upload my photos without my having to sit at it for several days, I have decided to post a quick entry without the photos, and then rectify the situation when I get home, as I just can't wait to show you all what it is like here in pictures as well as descriptions. Life here is about as different as it could be from living in Chalk Farm! It is intense, a bit mad, and forever [View Full Entry]

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Hello everyone. Well we're finishing off the last days in Africa. Currently we're in Tanga, a few hours north of Dar Es Salaam on the East Coast of Tanzania....and there is nothing to do here. Fortunately, we were able to employ the local rasta man/tour guide to show us the truly memorable parts of Tanga. This includes three "attactractions" that did turn out to be a highlight of our trip. First was our visit to the Amboni Caves, which is a network of caves covering 247 square kilometers. There are a total of 12 separate caves of which only 2 were [View Full Entry]

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The reason you haven’t heard from us in a week or so now is, that last week we were finally able to get away for a little rest and relaxation with the family. We had been planning on this trip for some time now. We were joined by Kelly & Callie, and 3 of the Hochdorfs; Anita & the kids Race and Maddie. I thought you would enjoy seeing a different side of Africa, the tropical coastline... Peponi, the place we like to camp at, means Paradise in Swahili, and it truly is! Every time we stand there at the camp [View Full Entry]

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