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  • My first Tanzanian WeddingThe night guard was getting married on Saturday (my day 2) so we all went to the wedding!! It was a fantastic experience, the groom was wearing a hot fuschia pink shirt. There was lots of food and dancing. Posted by angcoleman in A year off... | Apr 11, 2011
  • I made it to Tanzania!!I made it to Africa!! Landing in Tanzania was pretty crazy, looking out the window to mud huts rather than the usual, LAX landings of swimming pools, massive freeways and sky scrappers! I made it through immigration and a lady Posted by angcoleman in A year off... | Apr 11, 2011
  • Location, location, location Ok, I'm going to make a few people jealous right now. Stringer and I have just spent eight nights in Nungwi, northern Zanzibar. We stayed in Nungwi Beach Bungalows for £7 a night and our room opened, quite literally, Posted by kristian23 in From British Sugar to Bali | Apr 9, 2011
  • High five for the big five! Following a week of relentless trekking up Kilimanjaro, our aching bodies were in need of some well earned rest. So off we went in search of the big five! Before we set off on safari though, we spent a Posted by kristian23 in From British Sugar to Bali | Apr 2, 2011
  • Kit off on Kili! Wow, what a week! Apologies that this entry is posted a week late, but it's been so, so manic! As the title says, every single member of our group made Uhuru Peak, the summit of Kilimanjaro! A massive well Posted by kristian23 in From British Sugar to Bali | Mar 28, 2011
  • Kilimanjaro is in sight! The night before I left, I was filled with apprehension and dread. I kept asking myself if I was ready. If I was prepared to rough it for the next few months. The emotional farewells hardly convinced me that Posted by kristian23 in From British Sugar to Bali | Mar 14, 2011
  • Goodbyes, Snorkling and Sunsets on the Sergengeti. Part IBit of an epic this, I've chosen to more focus on the big events than the smaller day-to-day stuff which can be as exciting for us but maybe less interesting for you... Seemingly ages ago now we left the village of Posted by jaypeejay in It's something unpredictable... | Mar 5, 2011
  • MorogoroIts katie writing on my last night in Tanzania. Claudine left on Monday to return to Canada and I continued on to Morogoro with Christopher and Saronga from Mikumi and Emmanuel Ngallah from World Jet to participate in a Posted by NSCC Intl in NSCC International | Feb 23, 2011
  • Climbing Kilimanjaro[sorry i've run out of patience with this slow internet, photos will follow] Killi climb day 1 13 February 2011 After a mad dash to get our washing dry, a 5 min breakfast and last minute bag stuffing- we waited for an Posted by ourlife in Life & Liberation | Feb 22, 2011
  • Mt Meru Climb Mt Meru Ascent Day 1, 9 February 2011 After a lot of faffing with kit bags etc we set off for the starting point of our Mt Meru climb, the Momella gate. Once there it took us a while to Posted by ourlife in Life & Liberation | Feb 22, 2011
  • The taste of DOOM Hi, it’s Katie, blogging at the end of a busy week at VETA Mikumi. Each day this week we have been visiting the classrooms of the Mikumi faculty who participated in CCEDP last summer to learn a bit more Posted by NSCC Intl in NSCC International | Feb 19, 2011
  • karibu from TanzaniaKaribu from Tanzania. Today is day 7 in this beautiful hot country. We have been warmly welcomed by everyone and especially by the Faculty and Staff at Mikumi who seem absolutely delighted that we are with them. Obviously others from Posted by NSCC Intl in NSCC International | Feb 16, 2011
  • Claudine's Bucket ListHappy Valentines Day from Mikumi, Tanzania! My name is Katie Orr and I am the International Director at NSCC and I have the privelege to be here with Claudine Lowry, our Dean of Organizational Learning. Claudine's team hosted Posted by NSCC Intl in NSCC International | Feb 14, 2011
  • Lemagrut climb and the bumpy road to Arusha Day 11, 7 February 2011 Climbing Mt Lemagrut. It was a later start today at 9:00. We headed up to the headquarters to pick up the rangers. They were short of rangers so when we got to the base of the Posted by ourlife in Life & Liberation | Feb 8, 2011
  • Ngorongoro & Serengeti - Awe inspiring beautyDay 9 – Saturday, 5 February 2011 The Ngorongoro crater. We were picked up early in Arusha and drove about 3 hours to get to the top of the crater. We then drove around the top of it and had a picnic Posted by ourlife in Life & Liberation | Feb 8, 2011
  • Exploring Nairobi & intro to TanzaniaDay 7 Thursday, 3 February 2011 We started early and were picked up by our cabbie friend at 8:30. He dropped us off at the national park and we were told at the gate that ‘no, you can’t walk Posted by ourlife in Life & Liberation | Feb 8, 2011
  • Tanzanaaa darling - Zanzibar island==8th Jan 2011, Day 13 – Old Farmhouse, Iringa, Tanzania== *4am start to make the crossing into Tanzania– we had to take our tents down in the dark because it we left so early *Arrived after 11 hours in the truck at Posted by L Louisy in Just Turn Up | Feb 6, 2011
  • I heart Arusha!Things I'll miss: Colourful fashion: Kitengas, Kengas, Kikoy, Masaai 'tartan' Masaai sandals : the original "Havaianas Hand-painted signs Tanzanian family life Fab food...just call me the 'chapatti queen' Hair-mazing hairdos [img=http://photos. Posted by Loulou_b13 in Time out in Tanzania | Jan 30, 2011
  • School's out! My last day at Nelito Orphanage school is bittersweet. I arrive to find Calvin (a mischievous but lovely eight year old) being severely beaten by a woman who is neither his mother or a staff member. Corporal punishment is common Posted by Loulou_b13 in Time out in Tanzania | Jan 30, 2011
  • Food, glorious food! Tanzanian cuisine definitely has a Carribean flavour (but then again Africa IS the mother country) with Indian influences. Stewed peas/beans, dhal, spinach stew served with chapatti, pilau rice with curried goat meat were just a few of my favourites! F Posted by Loulou_b13 in Time out in Tanzania | Jan 30, 2011
  • Road rageOne of the things that amazed me about Arusha was the abundance and diversity of traffic. Aside from the usual cars and lorries, Arusha has it's own unique forms of transport including motorbike taxis or "boda-boda", often ridden by stoned Posted by Loulou_b13 in Time out in Tanzania | Jan 30, 2011
  • Desperation: the mother of imagination???Realising that my class are growing weary of maths, spelling and English grammar, I hit upon the idea of teaching them how to tell the time! After a raid on the local supermarket for more paper plates, I set about making Posted by Loulou_b13 in Time out in Tanzania | Jan 29, 2011
  • Nelito Orphanage SchoolLast week, I finally got to meet the founder of the orphanage - a lovely softly spoken woman called Rukia. A Tanzanian single mother of four children, she works full-time as a security guard and basically gives whatever is left Posted by Loulou_b13 in Time out in Tanzania | Jan 29, 2011
  • Eat...Prey...Love(...to eat!)First day back at school after a long weekend on the scorching island of Zanzibar! After a minor oversight on my part (i.e. going to the wrong airport), I eventually arrived in Stone Town - the cultural centre of the Posted by Loulou_b13 in Time out in Tanzania | Jan 25, 2011
  • Safari: Day One(Report from Chris) Today is my second day of safari. I'm happy to be safely off the mountain. I have a lot to share about my experiences there, but I might not have a chance to post about it Posted by Chris2343 in Kilimanjaro, Safari, and Europe | Jan 22, 2011
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