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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.




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Sunset over Lake Victoria
Sunset over Lake Victoria
We couldn't swim in the lake due to bilharzia but we could sit at the outdoor tables, order drinks from the bar and watch the sunset.
From Shell: I have to say the trip to the Serengeti NP and back was one of the best travel experiences I have ever had. It was rough, dirty, tiring, confronting and great fun. I'm still dreaming about it 2 weeks later. Things that stick in my mind are: - how fertile the land was in Western Kenya - answering Marja's call for me to open the window in my campground shower and looking straight in the eyes of a huge bull elephant - the interest and/or excitement from local kids (even the teenages that yelled "piss off" and threw rocks [View Full Entry]

LSL09 - Marja n Shell | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: November 22nd 2009 | 2 Views | [diary=454971]


By George and Joy
November 20th 2009
Soon to Go Forth Africa » Tanzania » North » Arusha
After two years of study, writing, memorizing, and reading a group of men are about to go forth to preach the saving message of Christ! Seven men have proved their determination by diligence in their studies. I must say that the hours invested in these men at the Andrew Connally School of Preaching has been challenging for them as well as their instructors. Even though instruction has been giving in the English language, English is not the native language for any of these men. Also, there is a wide range of abilities within this group. But it is thrilling indeed to [View Full Entry]

George and Joy - The Jensens | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: November 20th 2009 | 111 Views | [diary=454609]


By Banks Duo
November 18th 2009
Thanksgiving time again Africa » Tanzania » East » Lushoto
Dear Friends and Family, Another Thanksgiving is rapidly approaching and we know how busy everyone is at this time of year. Please know that we wish you all a very happy day and we'll be home for the next one. In the meantime we will host, as we did last year, our local celebration. We expect 13, but we'll feed whomever shows up. The menu stays the same (you can check out last year's blog) with 1 major improvement: pumpkin pie! Theresa went home for her brother's wedding last month and returned with the pie fixings and tins. So, as everyone [View Full Entry]

Banks Duo - Dave and Wendy Banks | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: November 18th 2009 | 26 Views | [diary=454046]


By Bibi Amy
November 17th 2009
Zanzibar at last Africa » Tanzania » Zanzibar » Zanzibar City
In the heat of the day, it feels as though my skin is melting off of my body. But I'm not complaining, I know that soon enough I'll be back in NYC shivering, wishing for a good sweat. I'm spending a few days in Stonetown before I head north for some beach time. I arrived here yesterday, exhausted after my early morning balloon ride, rising up with the sun over the Serengeti. (It was spectacular!!) I had a nice rooftop dinner under the stars at my hotel lastnight, and then went to bed nice and early. While I was eating (yummy [View Full Entry]

Bibi Amy - Amy Porter | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: November 17th 2009 | 92 Views | [diary=453875]

Tiger face painting
My girls
Sunrise over the Serengeti

Lioness & the rainbow
Lioness & the rainbow
One of our favourite shots
To go to the Serengeti we had to split up into 4 jeeps and leave the truck behind in Arusha. It was a long enough drive to the Serengeti so we stopped off at the Ngorongoro crater for our lunch and a few photos. Lunch was difficult as there were some black kites in the area that wanted our food just as much as we did. On the way we also had an unexpected break when one of the 4 wheel drives broke down. We found some Masai men to build us a new part for the vehicles suspension out of [View Full Entry]

garryandcarol - garry hughes | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: November 19th 2009 | 19 Views | [diary=452426]

Ngorongoro Crater
Masai Men Repair team
Tired Lioness

This past Friday, we put together a girl's football match between the preform girls (the class I teach the most) and the form 1 girls. Well, what a showdown it was. The competitive side of me came out in full force although I know absolutely nothing about coaching soccer but unfortunately, the preform girls lost in a sudden death shootout. It was overwhelming to see how the girls responded to the excitement of the game and having their peers watch them, especially the boys. I was blown away by the boy's excitement and positivity in cheering on their girl counterparts. School [View Full Entry]

This ship has sailed - McKenzie Lee Coulson | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: November 8th 2009 | 35 Views | [diary=451593]


Dinner at Shooters
Dinner at Shooters
Denia's first official night out in Dar.
The middle of October, 2009 brought the end of my first term of this school year, 2 teacher-in-service days, and Denia! My sister came to visit me for a quick but wonderful 10 days, during my week off from school, and together we terrorized (read: photographed and sang to) the Northern circuit National Parks of Tanzania. Denia arrived on a Thursday evening, and we had a quiet night in together, catching up and letting Kibo get to know another one of her Aunts. After work on Friday, we did a little tour of Dar and that evening we went out for [View Full Entry]

AlexRoosenburg - Alexandra Roosenburg | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: November 7th 2009 | 100 Views | [diary=451431]

Stef and I at the Marine House
BEER PONG
Because

By Kahawa
November 4th 2009
Residential Moshi - Njoro Africa » Tanzania » North » Moshi
In the center of Moshi, there are many volunteers and tourists so seeing them on the street is very common. However, when you go into the residential areas, there is sometimes great excitement from the children on seeing a "mzungu" (white foreigner). Most will automatically assume that you are a teacher and many "wazungu" - the plural form of mzungu, are called mwalimu (teacher). Many of the children have had experience with volunteer teachers in Moshi urban, but that quickly drops off when you enter into Moshi rural and once you get outside of Moshi district in the Kilimanjaro region, thei [View Full Entry]

Kahawa - Kahawa | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: November 4th 2009 | 35 Views | [diary=450701]


Four volunteers including myself went on safari to Ngorongoro Crater today, and saw lots of great animals! Elephants, lions, hippos, zebra, hyenas, wildebeests, buffalo, gazelle, ostrich, crowned crane, flamingos, warthogs, jackals, baboons, and a serval cat. Here are a few highlight pics! [View Full Entry]

Bibi Amy - Amy Porter | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 25th 2009 | 110 Views | [diary=448106]

Ostrich
Hyena
Thompson Gazelle

Hadzabe Fire Making
Hadzabe Fire Making
During a hunt, they decided to stop and make a quick fire to smoke their pipes.
Habari Rafiki? Today I will start publishing photos that I have taken from various spots in Tanzania. I will start off with a picture I took while on safari near Lake Eyasi, on a visit to the Hadzabe tribe. I had heard contrasting opinions about visiting the Hadzabe, whether it was in their best interest or not to have outside influences enter into their lives. After visiting, I am not opposed to visits. They are a very friendly people and quite fond of their lifestyle. What is threatening them is loss of habitat for the animals that they depend on for [View Full Entry]

Kahawa - Kahawa | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 22nd 2009 | 42 Views | [diary=447230]



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