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 6th 2008Africa » Tanzania » North » Arusha Hey Everyone,
I have been sitting on this entry for a few days now hoping I would get the whole picture "shida" (problem) figured out, but every time I try to add a photo my computer shuts down com ... [full story]
April 30th 2008Africa » Tanzania » North » Arusha I totally forgot to tell you in the blog I just sent out that we are switching to GMAIL. We will be keeping the AOL email up and running for a while until everyone gets the new one on their computers ... [full story]
April 30th 2008Africa » Tanzania » North » Arusha Someone asked me yesterday, “When was the last time you sent out a blog?” I had to think, but then realized it was almost a month ago. So, sorry guys!!! I have fallen down on my job of ... 20 photos[full story]
April 29th 2008Africa » Tanzania » North » Arusha Dearest Brethren,
I thought it might be time to update my blog! Until now, internet for us has been very hit or miss. However, I believe we have the bugs worked out and it will be a little more relia ... [full story]
April 14th 2008Africa » Tanzania » North » Arusha Well, we're finnally back from our island adventure and I'm here with 3 hours booked at the internet cafe to among other things tell you about the many mysteries of Tanzanias east coast and Zanzibar T ... [full story]
March 26th 2008Africa » Tanzania » North » Arusha As usual I am a day late and always rushing. A visitor said the other day that he never knew me what I wasn’t going 90 to nothing and I guess I have to admit that is true. I just can’t h ... 27 photos[full story]
March 21st 2008Africa » Tanzania » North » Arusha Hey folks, got some extra time with the Easter break so I thought I would update the blog a little early.
The Safari was seriously fun. Serengeti was amazing to see, just seeing that much open gra ... [full story]
March 8th 2008Africa » Tanzania » North » Arusha We spent all day today working again, the carpenters finished all the work that the school had expected of them. They quickly brought out a wish list of additional items to be constructed, so they co ... [full story]
March 18th 2008Africa » Tanzania » North » Arusha Sam and I spent our first month with my uncle Erwin and cousins Ethan, Elliot, and Eric. I've never found it so difficult to write about an experience. It was so different, and at first so overwhelm ... 6 photos[full story]
March 2nd 2008Africa » Tanzania » North » Arusha Today a seven of us went with Gemma to church. We all piled into her little High Ace 4WD van.
There was a very large crowd just leaving as we arrived. Gemma explained that they have 5 masses ea ... [full story]
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