On to the Safari

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Hey everyone,

Well it is time to change gears folks, as my time with the volunteer project is now at an end. On Monday I begin the next phase of the adventure, the 46 day safari kicking off in Uganda and heading down to Victoria Falls.

I've had a great time here (even with the flu) and have learned so much about the Tanzanian culture and the problems associated with Western development of Africa as a whole. I'm not going to go off on any random tangents today. :-) Suffice to say that to truly succeed in the future I think western aid organizations must take a new approach to be more effective in helping UP African nations not simply handing out to them. The old adage of giving a person a fish versus teaching them how to.

Overall this month has zipped by. It is quite hard to believe that I've been away for nearly 40 days already. I leave the project at a stage where it's complete in a rough sense. The remaining members of the group will spend the next two weeks finishing off the toilet block, and continue with building the foundation for a new kitchen at another school. It will be tough leaving everyone, especially my class, but the trip must go on.

I wrote a fairly long message last time, so this time I'll just let the photos do the talking. Enjoy!

Take care everyone, hope you are all having excellent summers.

Michael

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Photos

School Path
My school

Opening Ceremonies
The day began with a flourish of banana leaves and little hands

Opening Ceremonies Setup
Preparing to dance... literally.

Project Site
How it all began

Rocking the Beard
With the kids

My Class
Actually about half. We couldn't get them to stop rushing the camera.

They're C-C-Crazy!
They're delightful... Yes, that they are.

The Team
Part of the volunteer team

Butchers House
Mmmmmmmmm

Japati
My meager attempt at creating a japati with Jackie our local cook.

Trekking
One of many jungle adventures

Zanzibar - Stone Town
Stone town

Zanzibar Beach
Ahhhhhhh relaxing...

Project as I left it
I'm not here for the entire duration, but this was the project as I left it. Builders and teachers included.