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  • Zanzibar: Still in Jambiani preparing for the next stepJohn:.....and so, if you were a day or more older than me (hard to imagine for some of you I know) and I said Hujambo (how are you?) to you you might say Sijambo (fine thank you) back. What Posted by JohnandJac in Big Trip 09 | Sep 11, 2009
  • Tanzania Travel BlogMonday 3 August Okay, so this is how the adventure starts. I should have known that when it only took 34 minutes to travel from the CDC office to the airport that this was too good to be true. Posted by serenatac in Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar | Sep 11, 2009
  • Will we ever leave Tanzania?1st Sept The holiday from the holiday is over. This morning we had to get the 7am ferry from Zanzibar back over to the mainland to meet the truck. That meant a 5.30am get up (all back to normal then). Crossing Posted by wendyec in Wendy in Africa | Sep 9, 2009
  • Zanzibar28th August It's so nice to be back by the sea again. This morning I woke up to the sound of waves on the shore, opened the tent and stepped out onto white sand then walked down to the water about Posted by wendyec in Wendy in Africa | Sep 9, 2009
  • 2-Island of Zanzibar/Tanzania"Be careful going in search of adventure - it's ridiculously easy to find." --William Least Heat-Moon August 6, 2009 Most people do the safari first and then go to the islands to relax. And that is how I originally planned it. But Posted by Sharon E in Sharon's Travels | Aug 5, 2009
  • Tanzania22nd August Today we left Nairobi with 10 of the original group plus 13 new people on the truck. While it�s strange to not have the others on the truck it�s also good to have new people to talk to. We Posted by wendyec in Wendy in Africa | Sep 7, 2009
  • International Youth FoundationAccording to their brochure, the International Youth Foundation, or IYF "prepares young people to be healthy, productive, and engaged citizens". Based out of Baltimore, Maryland IYF operates in more than 70 countries. In Africa these include Nigeria, Keny Posted by JoeEKateD in Global Service Learning and Citizenship | Sep 6, 2009
  • Our Journey Post AmizadeAmizade equipped us with the knowledge and skills to navigate and understand the world through the eyes of a global citizen. Working with Amizade has made us aware of global issues and how we as young students can take Posted by JoeEKateD in Global Service Learning and Citizenship | Sep 6, 2009
  • Zanzibar: JambianiJohn: Now settled into life in Jambiani. A lovely town of just over 5 300 people. A triangular demographic priofile peropelled by approx 180 births per year and 20% of the population are women of childbearing age. We had a Posted by JohnandJac in Big Trip 09 | Sep 6, 2009
  • WOMEDAAnother group we worked with during our course was WOMEDA, which stands for Women's Emancipation and Development Agency. WOMEDA was a wonderful organization that worked with women to help them uplift their social standing through providing them with Posted by JoeEKateD in Global Service Learning and Citizenship | Sep 5, 2009
  • A Meeting With the District CommissionerWhen we met with the District Commissioner of Karagwe, Tanzania we were unsure how he would answer our questions. Many of times those working within a government are reluctant to be completely truthful about the situation of the country. This Posted by JoeEKateD in Global Service Learning and Citizenship | Sep 5, 2009
  • Zanzibar: Matemwe to JambianiJohn:...we have, today, driven down from our place up on the north east coast, Matemwe to the South East coast, Jambiani. The drive was another extraordinary journey through Africa. First of all it was an opportunity to admire our driver's Posted by JohnandJac in Big Trip 09 | Sep 4, 2009
  • Joseph Sekiku's Eden CenterAnother of Joseph's projects is the Eden Center. Currently under construction, the goal of the Eden Center is to create a place where people can gather, take classes on various trades (i.e. agriculture, energy, clothes making, etc.), and Posted by JoeEKateD in Global Service Learning and Citizenship | Sep 2, 2009
  • FADECOOne of the groups Amizade partners with is FADECO. FADECO is an NGO based out of the Kagera region of Tanzania, and it stands for Family Alliance for Development Corporation, it is run by a man named Joseph Sekiku, Posted by JoeEKateD in Global Service Learning and Citizenship | Sep 1, 2009
  • Amizade Means FriendFor the past two months we have been travelling throughout Africa and it has been absolutely incredible. We are really fortunate because during the first month of our travels we were participants in a Global Service Learning Course based in Posted by JoeEKateD in Global Service Learning and Citizenship | Sep 1, 2009
  • Zanzibar; Moving on from Stone TownJohn: Apologies for the delay in getting this to press. Internet access, like the power supply is, at best, sporadic. This country has many other great things though so here goes....Greetings to our rapidly growing list of subscribers. Almost as Posted by JohnandJac in Big Trip 09 | Aug 31, 2009
  • 3-Arusha National Park Safari/Tanzania"The secret to a rich life is to have more beginnings than endings." --Dave Weinbaum And that is what I intend to do. August 13, 2009 Hmmm...my eye is a little better since I switched to glasses and I think laying off the mangoes Posted by Sharon E in Sharon's Travels | Aug 13, 2009
  • The real adventure beginsSo I conquered Mount Kenya and then was dropped off in Nairobi at 10.30 pm with 3 bags, no battery on my phone and no accommodation, aren’t Cams International great!! Luckily I managed to find a camp site to Posted by rachel.don in Rachel's Kenyan Adventure | Aug 25, 2009
  • Zanzibar: Stone Town to JambianiJohn: The last couple of days have seen us still catching up with some of the historical sites in Stone Town itself and taking a car journey to the east coast. The fact that we have stayed in Stone Town Posted by JohnandJac in Big Trip 09 | Aug 22, 2009
  • Zanzibar: Stone Town. Music, food and shoppingJohn: Awoken again by the strident call to the faithful (and at the volume used also a call to the faithless, the dead and any other object, living or otherwise, within a couple of miles of the mosque) at precisely Posted by JohnandJac in Big Trip 09 | Aug 19, 2009
  • Zanzibar; Spice tour and North CoastJohn: Picked up by driver at 10:00 Zanzibar time (which was really 11:00) at the hotel to travel north; looking for accomodation for the next part of the trip. Jackie had already done some on-line research into the possibilities so Posted by JohnandJac in Big Trip 09 | Aug 17, 2009
  • Tanzania: Zanzibar and Stone TownI have mentioned food before, especially where I have tried, and failed, to convey something of the sensory assault that is the Creek Street Market. Here goes for a more detailed description dedicated to my Mum's Steak and Kidney Pie Posted by JohnandJac in Big Trip 09 | Aug 16, 2009
  • Tanzania: Zanzibar and Stone TownJohn: "What is this?" I hear you cry. Two blog entries in two days. Steady on now....the hotel we are in now has a free computer on the roof terrace and so it is an opportunity to keep up Posted by JohnandJac in Big Trip 09 | Aug 16, 2009
  • Tanzania: ZanzibarJohn: Events have moved so quickly that I haven't had time to catch up on the rest of my UK news before being here in Zanzibar. I will need to 'back fill' this blog from my handwritten journal over the Posted by JohnandJac in Big Trip 09 | Aug 14, 2009
  • 1-Off to Tanzania“An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered.” --G.K. Chesterton And so our adventure begins. August 3, 2009 Destination=Tanzania [img=http://photos.travellerspoint Posted by Sharon E in Sharon's Travels | Aug 2, 2009
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