Blogs from East, Tanzania, Africa - page 64

Monday 14th February After a feverish night I swallowed some paracetamol and got up early. The morning sun was shining through the flimsy curtain, and there were African morning sounds coming from outside; chickens, dogs barking in the distance, askaris talking softly to each other. Harriet had left breakfast for us as she had gone briefly to her office, which is just walking distance from her house. We ate breakfast outside on the veranda, bacon, eggs and toast. Harriet’s houseboy Charles was in the kitchen cooking food for Dessie and the cats. We liked Charles immediately, he was a gentle person with a lovely smile. He absolutely adores the animals, and would miss Dessie I think more than anyone else when the family leave. The kittens had an eye infection and he would painstakingly put ointment ... read more

Saturday 12th February Even though it must have been a late night for Harriet and Jon-Erik, they were up bright and early - how do they do it? ‘Knock, knock’ came the wake-up call on our door and we had to leave those soft beds. Today was Jon-Erik’s birthday, so we had a present prepared for him to open at the breakfast table. We all trouped downstairs and sang Happy Birthday for him, and luckily our teen-agers did not have to cringe with embarrassment as we were the only ones in the restaurant. He had quite a few presents and we gave him a pedometer to measure how far he walks and how many steps he takes. After a shower we were ready for our beach day. I had always gone north of the Msasani Peninsula ... read more

Hello again, I have finally arrived after only 5 days of traveling and is it ever hot here! I don't have a/c at my place so am quite hot, even with the fan on. Apart from the heat, it's been quite an adventure so far. Due to freezing rain, my plane from Calgary was delayed, thus causing me to miss all my connections to Dar. So, I was delayed by two days in Toronto - thank you again so much to my family, the Palis', for taking such great care of me! I was taken to the office on the afternoon of my first day here and met all the staff. I am now currently reading some information brochures on my organization and trying to figure out my responsibilities. I'm not sure what to expect regarding ... read more

Vi har aldrig rigtigt naaet at fortaelle om arbejdet hernede, men her skal jeg forsoege at fortaelle lidt om det. Vi starter heeeelt forfra, og kommer til sidst til, at vi lige nu er I tvivl om, om ansaettelsen mon fortsaetter. Samarbejdet med chefen Inayat er gaaet i haarknude og vi ved faktisk pt ikke, om det kan loeses… Arbejdet: Hjemmefra vidste vi jo som bekendt ikke meget om det hernede. Vi forventede at arbejdet mest var i en is-bar og en smule nogle andre steder, som Inayat ogsaa har. Da vi kom fik vi umiddelbart anvist Coffee Shop og Bread Shop som vaerende stederne, der var brug for hjaelp. 'Helt ok,' taenkte vi, for vi kunne godt se at der var nok at tage fat paa. Den foerste uge gik med at se is-baren ogsaa ... read more

This, along with all my other Africa blogs, were actually emails sent to friends and family. I didn't know much about blogs at the time, but now I do. Hello all! Greetings from beautiful Tanzania! I thought it would be a lot easier to email from here than it is. This is the first chance I've gotten to really write a note and my time is limited. My computer won't connect to the web here, and I'm left with using the house computer, which many people use here. So much to say!!!! Here so I start and what do I leave out? Anyway, I arrived in Tanzania six days ago and the time is flying by. I've spent most of my time getting to know my brother, Gregg, and his family.... all of them lovely ... read more