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Last Email from Zanzibar

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December 13th 2007
Hello All! Today was a free day after the stress of ISP writing and presentations as well as Kiswahili final exams. All went very well, and it was so cool to hear all about the projects that the other ladies did for the past month. Yesterday all of us headed out to spend some more money on gifts and souvenirs. I am so glad that I did shopping early on, we are so sick of the shopkeepers harassing u ... read more

Africa » Tanzania » Zanzibar » Zanzibar City

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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