Blogs from Dar es Salaam, East, Tanzania, Africa - page 11

Naa, saa er tiden kommet til sidste blogindlaeg. Og her i 11. time, er det jo iorden at vaere lidt lommefilosofisk... Da jeg for hvad der foeles som mindst 100 aar siden bestilte denne her tur var jeg sikker paa jeg skulle ned og redde verden. Jeg havde super mange gode og idealistiske ideer om hvor meget jeg kunne naa at udrette paa 2 maaneder og var sikker paa at det sagtens kunne lade sig goere. Hjemmefra havde jeg taenkt at jeg ville bo saa primitivt som overhoved muligt og var sikker paa at naar jeg engang landende i Danmark igen ville jeg vaere et nyt, mere vidende og langt bedre menneske. ... Men nu her i bagklogskabens lys, kunne man jo naesten vaere fristet til at sige, kan jeg godt se at denne tur i ... read more

For the past year, my friend Nora and I have been taking kickboxing lessons here in Dar. Our instructor comes to our campus and we have a one hour private lesson in our campus gymnasium, twice a week. Perhaps one of the coolest parts about this new boxing hobby, is that our instructor used to be the Junior East African Champion, and his brother- Japhet Kaseba- is the Champion! Talk about credentials for a trainer! So along with our lessons, our instructor- Jackson- also took us to some local boxing matches. We went to the quarterfinals and then to the championship matches. We were the only wazungu (foreigners) at the match, so we were awarded immediate VIP status and seating, and got to enjoy the matches from an excellent vantage point. It was a great way ... read more

We finally arrive into Dar El Salaam on the east coast after the mother of all drives. Dar is a place of chaos and we spend a few hours sat around in congested traffic. A few of us throw some goodies out of the windows to soem of the kids - it's a great sight to see how happy some of them are from just some simple gifts. We camp next to the beach and arrive early enough to catch the last of the sunlight for a swim in the sea - it's towards the end of the hot season so the water is between 28 - 30 degrees celsius, much alike taking a bath!...it's not that often that you have to leave the sea to cool down! We unwind from a long day in the ... read more

Tanzania has already been quite the experience. I arrived at dusk on Monday morning and as we drove to the Dar House for Volunteers of Art in Tanzania NGO, 30 km outside of the city center in Bahari beach, it was raining pretty hard. I soon learned it may be the start of rainy season, lasting 3 months...Ugh! (I don't mind the getting wet, it's the mud that'd be a hassle. But it's been sunny weather so far...knock on wood!) Well anyways, the first day I basically rested, unpacked, and met the few volunteers that were already here (I guess a whole lot had recently departed). The next few days were for orientations, meaning a city tour and a local walking tour. The city tour was very interesting as I was with one of the Tanzanian ... read more

Jambo, Karibu, Asanté, Pola, Ugali This are the few, few words that I have gotten so far of Swahili jajaja. Well, this week have been quiet busy, first my work is really getting in me, so I am finding the real profesional in me, however, it is very challenging to coup with so many things at the same time, but, on the top of everything yessss I am not regretting a thing jajajaj. I am quiet surprise on the african way for taking things soo easy, that´s the way should, although, it can be a bit stressful when it comes about punctuality, definitly being delayed 5-6 hourse is quiet normal jajaja (and you cannot be mad about it) The weather has being faboulous, the food I must say, it taste a bit as my delicious colombian ... read more