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Day 7

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July 24th 2010
First time walking by myself to school today. There's a farm I walk by each day and the smell coming from it is so pungent, it leaves me begging for the stench of a midwestern pig farm. I arrive at school for C is for Caterpillar day. I also did C is for counting and we did some math. I read a caterpillar poem, which pretty much fell flat with the kids. They don't seem too excited to listen t ... read more

Africa » Tanzania » East » Dar es Salaam

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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