Posing!

Heading back to America

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September 16th 2010
A few days before we left, it was discovered that a girl in our group, Callan (my first teaching partner) had chawa. What is chawa you might ask? Chawa is their version of lice! However, unlike lice, chawa like dirty hair. Chawa is easy enough to get rid of- lots of shampoo and picking out the eggs. Frantically, our entire group was searched for chawa, and of course the only other girl that had it ... read more

Africa » Tanzania » North » Arusha

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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