News and Notes from Tanzania - OR - It's about freaking time that guy posted another blog!??!?!?!? April 3rd 2007 East Usambara MountainsDavid Cook Hi everybody! Sorry for the extremely long delay in between posts. Rather than provide excuses, I’ll just tell you what I’ve been up to for the last month or so. I guess that is the overall point of this thing anyway, right? So come join me on a quick recap of life in Dar es Salaam since mid-February ... read more
Africa » Tanzania » East » Dar es Salaam 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 po... ... read more
On my birthday in 2006 I bought a one-way ticket to East Africa, by way of India. For many years I had not only wanted to travel, but to stop and live in a place (or places) while immersed in other cultures.
What follows is a catalog of posts from different moments and places from the journey. Scroll down to pick a journal entry about my travels in India during fall/winter of 2006 or my time spent in 2007 volunteering with the Jane Goodall Institute in Tanzania and Uganda. If reading is not your fancy, have a look at some of the pictures I to... full info