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November 18th 2009
Hi again. I just got back from a trip to Livingstone, which is Zambia's tourism capitol as it is very close to Victoria Falls. Victoria Falls lie right on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe and are one of the world greatest waterfalls. It was an intense couple of days, but sooo much fun! Last weekend the EduSport peer leader from Kalingalinga held a two-day workshop in neighboring Mtere. They do this every now and then, as it is part of building up a bigger alliance of peer leaders and including larger areas of Lusaka. The workshop lasted from about 8am to 3pm both Saturday and Sunday and included several topics, such as promoting EduSport and its projects, including "Kicking Aids Out!" and "Go Sisters". It was a very interesting workshop to attend and the peers ... read more
November 12th 2009
Closing in on the end of my second week in Lusaka. And I am not ready to leave yet. I have now finally started to volunteer for EduSport and at this point, I really need to thank the people here for making great efforts to make me feel welcome and as part of the "EduSport family". They have been great in including me in everything and taking care of me. To briefly explain what EduSport is all about; the foundation is built on the motto "Education through Sport" and was started and is run by Zambians. That is what makes EduSport different from other aid organizations found around here; its primary projects rely purely on local workforce. Of course they gladly accept help from foreigners (such as myself), but then it is in a way that ... read more
November 2nd 2009
So, this is it. The 'real adventure has started. Where Joachim and I have been travelling together and enjoyed the company and safety of having someone familiar around, we thought it was time to split up now. After leaving Zanzibar, we spent almost a week with Rams (the guy we met on the ferry to Zanzibar) and his family in Dar Es Salaam, trying to decide where to go from there. For my part, it was pretty clear that I would go south, to Zambia or Mozambique. When I heard there was a train going from Dar to Zambia, I immediately fell for the thought of an old fashion train ride through the whole of Tanzania and Zambia. The train had bunk beds in compartments of four in first class, a food compartment, and a bar. ... read more
October 17th 2009
I felt it was time to write a new blog entry now, its been awhile. We e still on Zanzibar and frankly, we haven done too much the last couple of weeks. Well, we did go on a little adventure the last few days, but first things first. As I mentioned in an earlier blog entry, we met some locals who helped us with everything from accomodation to swahili lessons; Arif gave us lessons for a couple of hours every day for a week, which made us sort of "stuck" in Stonetown for that time. So we developed a very relaxed daily rythm that looked kinda like this: 9 AM: waking up, getting breakfast 10 AM: Arif comes for the swahili lesson 12:30 AM: maybe a little nap 1:30 PM: starting to think about lunch 2 ... read more
October 2nd 2009
After visiting the National Park of Maasai Mara we went back to Nairobi in order to find a way to get to Tanzania, primarily thinking about the white beaches of Zanzibar as a fitting destination. So early in the morning we caught a shuttle bus that took us over the border to a town called Mochi. Mochi is actually quite charming, lying by the foot of the Kilimanjaro, but not a place that is interesting for a longer span of time. We found a cosy hostel with a view of the, in sunrise, burning red Kili to give us a short, but good night sleep after 9 hours long bumby busride. Looking for a good place to eat dinner, we ran into two random guys, Rasta-Roger and his sidekick, whose name i dont remember. They took ... read more
September 27th 2009
My first of many weeks of traveling couldnt have started off in a better way. Joachim, a good friend who I've know and gone to school with for a few years now, and I landed late night in Nairobi on September 18th. An hour of discussions with Jackson, our driver, led to immediate departure for Mt Kenya next morning. Mt Kenya is Africa's second highest mountain, about 5000meters high. They say although it's about 1000 meters smaller than famous Kilimanjiaro, it's a much better choice. Apparently Mt Kenya is more spectacular in its panorama, is less crowded and is tougher to climb. Neither Joachim or I have trouble believing that... We had obviously packed for Africa (silk sleeping bag, jogging shoes and flip flops, shorts, only one thin sweater, etc), not for Mt Kenya (minus degrees ... read more
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